Tinubu Approves New Appointments Across Key Sector

President Bola Tinubu has approved a series of new appointments in some key institutions in the Federal Ministry of Education.

In a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, “the appointments affect the National Examinations Council, the National Board for Technical Education, the Federal Polytechnic N’yak-Shendam in Plateau State, and the National Library of Nigeria, all under the Federal Ministry of Education.”

It adds, President Tinubu Appointed Professor Modupe Adeola Adelabu as Chairman of the Governing Board of NECO, while retaining the current Registrar, Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi.

He also appointed Dr. Bongfa Binfa as Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, N’yak-Shendam, Plateau State, and renewed the tenure of Professor Chinwe Veronica Anunobi as Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Library of Nigeria.

For the National Board for Technical Education, the President appointed Professor Babatunde Salako as Chairman, and reappointed the incumbent Executive Secretary, Professor Idris M. Bugaje, for a second and final term of five years.

Professor Adelabu is a retired Professor of Educational Administration and a former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, who previously served as Chairman of the National Board for Technical Education.

Professor Salako is a renowned academic and researcher, who served as Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research from 2016 to 2024.

Engineer Dr Bongfa Binfa succeeds Dr Mukaila Zakari Ya’u, the pioneer Rector of the Federal Polytechnic N’yak-Shendam, whose tenure ended in March 2026. His appointment is for a single term of five years.

Dr Binfa holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and was, until his appointment, Deputy Rector (Academic) at the Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas, Bonny.

Meanwhile, Professor Chinwe Veronica Anunobi, first appointed in September 2021, will serve a final five-year term as head of the National Library of Nigeria.

During her tenure, she has led major reforms aimed at transforming the National Library into a modern, technology-driven institution, including the development of the National Repository of Nigeria and the National Virtual Library.

The President says the renewal of her tenure will ensure continuity in ongoing reforms, completion of the National Library Headquarters in Abuja, and the successful implementation of the institution’s 2025 to 2030 Strategic Plan.