Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) are among the 11 agencies and parastatals of Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment that have just welcomed new Chief Executive Officers (CEOs).
President Bola Tinubu gave approval for the appointment of CEOs in line with his resolve to base Nigeria’s economic revival on the foundation of trade expansion through small, medium, and large-scale industry facilitation in the country.
The new appointees and the agencies are:
●Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) — Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN
●Industrial Training Fund (ITF) — Afiz Ogun Oluwatoyin
●National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) — Kamar Bakrin
●Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA) — Olufemi Ogunyemi
●Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) — Nonye Ayeni
●Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) — Aisha Rimi
●Oil & Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA) — Bamanga Usman Jada
●Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) — Charles Odii
●Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) — Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke
●Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) — Rabiu Olowo
●Nigeria Commodities Exchange (NCE) — Anthony Atuche, CFA
●Lagos International Trade Fair Complex (LITFCMB) — Veronica Safiya Ndanusa
●Tafawa Balewa Square Management Board (TBSMB) — Lucia Shittu
●National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) — Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin
In view of the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration, President Bola Tinubu expects all new appointees in this critical sector to optimally deliver in accordance with new key performance indicating benchmarks as established by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.
By this directive of the president, all of the above listed appointments take immediate effect.
