Updating your news feed...
NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s leading online newspaper. Published by Africa’s international award-winning journalist, Mr. Isaac Umunna, NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s first truly professional online daily newspaper. It is published from Lagos, Nigeria’s economic and media hub, and has a provision for occasional special print editions. Thanks to our vast network of sources and dedicated team of professional journalists and contributors spread across Nigeria and overseas, NEWS EXPRESS has become synonymous with newsbreaks and exclusive stories from around the world.
Loading banners
Loading banners...
President Bola Tinubu
The Federal government is set to replace dissolved federal government board appointments as President Bola Tinubu constitutes a special committee headed by the Chief of Staff, Hon. Gbajabiamila tasked with the responsibility to replace affected board appointments
The special committee is tasked with the responsibility of creating selection and nomination modalities in line with the law governing the requirements and qualifications expected of appointees in the affected Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
According to a source within the Presidency, “Tinubu demands thoroughness in understanding the agencies whose establishment Act mandates federal character representation or specified educational and technical expertise.”
Members of the special committee who willbe working alongside the Chief of Staff are; Secretary to Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, Special Adviser to the President on Political and Intergovernmental Affairs, Mallam Yau Darazo and some legal and private sector experts as members.
President Tinubuhad previously announced the dissolution of existing federal government boards, with exceptions for selected agencies, on June 19, 2023, through a statement signed by Willie Bassey, Director of Information in the Secretary to the Government of the Federation’s office. (Nigerian Tribune)
