President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new board chiarpersonsfor 19 agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Education for a period of four years.

Chinenye Ihuoma, Director of Press in the ministry, made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, said the President took into cognizance provisions of the respective legislation with respect to composition, competence, credibility, integrity, federal character and geo-political spread.

She said those appointed as heads of the boards are Ayo Banjo, National Universities Commission (NUC); Emeka Nwajiuba, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and Ekaete Okon, National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, NIEPA.

Others are Mahmud Mohammed, Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC; Zainab Alkali, National Library of Nigeria; and Abubakar Saddiq, National Examination Council, NECO.

Also, Gidado Akko, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, NMEC; Gidado Tahir, National Commission for Nomadic Education, NCNE; and Leonard Karshima, National Business and Technical Education, NABTEB; made the list.

Others are Adamu Baikie, Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN; Maigari Dingyadi, National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE; and Kaka Yale, National Teachers’ Institute, NTI; Buba Bajoga, National Mathematical Centre, NMC; Emmanuel Ndukwe, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB; and N. N. Nnabuchi, National Institute of Nigerian Languages, NINLAN.

Others are Paul Unongo, Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, NERDC; Saliba Mukoro, Nigerian French Language Village, NFLV; Modupe Adelabu, National Board for Technical Education, NBTE; and O. Oladusi, Nigerian Arabic Language Village, NALV.

She said the Boards, consisting of the Chairmen and Members, would be inaugurated on a date to be announced soon.

NAN