President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in alignment with his Renewed Hope Agenda, has made significant additions to his administration by appointing 14 new Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) to agencies and parastatals within the federal ministry of industry, trade, and investment. The appointments, aimed at fortifying the Industry, Trade, and Investment sectors of Nigeria, were announced on Friday, October 13, 2023.
In a statement released by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity, it was emphasized that these appointments reflect Tinubu’s commitment to driving Nigeria’s economic revitalization through the facilitation of small, medium, and large-scale industries across the country.
The newly appointed CEOs for various agencies are as follows:
1. **Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC):** Hussaini Ishaq Magaji (SAN)
2. **National Sugar Development Council (NSDC):** Kamar Bakrin
3. **Industrial Training Fund (ITF):** Afiz Ogun Oluwatoyin
4. **Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA):** Olufemi Ogunyemi
5. **Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC):** Nonye Ayeni
6. **Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC):** Aisha Rimi
7. **Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA):** Bamanga Usman Jada
8. **Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON):** Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke
9. **Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN):** Rabiu Olowo
10. **Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN):** Charles Odii
11. **Lagos International Trade Fair Complex (LITFCMB):** Veronica Safiya Ndanusa
12. **Tafawa Balewa Square Management Board (TBSMB):** Lucia Shittu
13. **Nigeria Commodities Exchange (NCE):** Anthony Atuche, CFA
14. **National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC):** Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin
