President Bola Tinubu has rejigged the National Pension Commission, the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund and the National Directorate of Employment, among other agencies and appointed new heads.
The President has approved the appointment of Ms. Omolola Bridget Oloworaran as the new Director-General of PenCom, according to a statement released by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity on Saturday.
Oloworaran is a finance and banking expert with many years of experience.
According to the statement, the appointment is subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate.
“The President anticipates a goal-oriented leadership to drive efficiency and superlative performance in the National Pension Commission as the prime regulator of the Nigerian Pension Industry,” the statement read.
Similarly, President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Oluwaseun Faleye as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund.
Faleye is a legal and corporate finance specialist.
President Tinubu has also approved the appointment of Mrs. Mojisolaoluwa Kehinde Alli-Macaulay as the Executive Director (Operations) of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund.
Mrs. Alli-Macaulay is a former lawmaker and former Chairperson of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Women Affairs, Poverty Alleviation, and Job Creation.
Ngelale said that the President anticipates a comprehensive re-positioning of the NSITF for enhanced social protection and qualitative service delivery to the Nigerian people.
Also, Tinubu has approved the appointment of Olufemi Adekanmbi as the new Project Coordinator for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project.
Adekanmbi is a former Commissioner for Special Duties, Culture and Tourism in Ondo State, and a member of the Nigerian Environmental Society.
He holds a Doctorate degree in Environmental Management.
The President also anticipates the exercise of competence, dedication, and professionalism in fulfilling the mission of the HYPREP to restore and revitalize communities impacted by hydrocarbon pollution, with a primary focus on Ogoniland in Nigeria.
President Tinubu, also, has approved the appointment of Baffa Dan Agundi as the new Director-General of the National Productivity Centre.
Agundi was a former Majority Leader of the Kano State House of Assembly. He was also Principal Registrar of the Kano State High Court of Justice.
The President anticipates the Director General’s utmost dedication and patriotic zeal in driving the Centre’s mandate of developing a national culture of excellence in operational efficiency and institutionalizing a performance-driven orientation toward measurable productivity in the citizenry for the overall enhancement of service delivery and quality of life across the nation.
Meanwhile, President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Umar Ibrahim Mohammed as the new Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency.
Mohammed is an architect, and also, a construction technology and environment professional.
The President expects improved outcomes in the agency’s objective of operating and maintaining hydrological stations nationwide, as well as carrying out groundwater exploration and monitoring using various scientific techniques in order to provide hydrological and hydrogeological data needed for planning, design, execution and management of water resources and allied projects.
Similarly, President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Silas Agara as the new Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment.
Agara is an entrepreneur and sports administrator who previously served as the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State.
The President anticipates an overhaul of the NDE for optimal performance in designing and implementing programmes to combat mass unemployment.
Also, President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Tosin Adeyanju as the new Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund.
Adeyanju is an accomplished administrator, and good governance advocate.
The President expects the new Chief Executive Officer to ensure transparency and efficiency in the operations of the agency to actualize the objective of the NLTF as a driver of good causes in Nigeria.
