President Bola Tinubu has approved high-profile appointments said to bolster key education agencies, naming Professor Modupe Adeola Adelabu as NECO Chairman and Professor Babatunde Salako as NBTE Chairman.
In a statement today, April 22, 2026, from Special Adviser Bayo Onanuga, the President targets stronger institutions under the Federal Ministry of Education.
• Prof. Adelabu chairs the National Examinations Council Governing Board; Registrar Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi stays on.
• Prof. Salako leads the National Board for Technical Education.
• Prof. Idris Bugaje gets a second five-year term as NBTE Executive Secretary.
In the polytechnic sector, Tinubu appointed Dr Bongfa Binfa as Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, N’yak-Shendam, Plateau State, for a single term of five years. Binfa succeeds the pioneer rector, Dr Mukaila Zakari Ya’u, whose tenure ended in March 2026.
Until his appointment, Binfa was the Deputy Rector (Academic) at the Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas, Bonny, and previously lectured at the Federal Polytechnic, Idah.
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, who was first appointed in September 2021, has led “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 the NBTE, brings extensive experience in educational administration, while Salako is a former Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research.
It added 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.
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