The President, Bola Tinubu, has approved fresh appointments across key federal education agencies, including the National Examinations Council (NECO) and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), as part of efforts to strengthen institutions under the Federal Ministry of Education.
This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, Tinubu appointed Prof. Modupe Adeola Adelabu as Chairman of the Governing Board of NECO, while retaining the current Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi.
The President also named Prof. Babatunde Salako as Chairman of the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, while earlier reappointing the Executive Secretary, Prof. Idris Bugaje, for a second and final term of five years.
In the polytechnic sector, Tinubu appointed Dr Bongfa Binfa as Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, N’yak-Shendam, Plateau State, for a single tenure of five years.
Binfa succeeds the pioneer Rector, Dr Mukaila Zakari Ya’u, whose tenure ended in March 2026.
The statement said Binfa was until his appointment the Deputy Rector (Academic) at the Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas, Bonny, and had earlier lectured at the Federal Polytechnic, Idah.
It added that “the President also renewed the tenure of Prof. Chinwe Veronica Anunobi as Director-General of the National Library of Nigeria for a final term of five years.”
Anunobi, first appointed in September 2021, has led what the statement described as “several institutional reforms aimed at repositioning the National Library as a modern technology-driven knowledge institution,” including the development of digital platforms such as the National Repository of Nigeria and the National Virtual Library.
The statement noted that Adelabu, a former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State and ex-chairman of NBTE, brings extensive experience in educational administration, while Salako is a former Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research.
It further stated that the renewal of Anunobi’s tenure is expected to ensure continuity in ongoing reforms and the completion of the National Library headquarters project in Abuja.
