President Buhari has approved the immediate dismissal of the Director Generals and Chief Executives of 26 parastatals and agencies of ...
President Buhari has approved the immediate dismissal of the Director Generals and
Chief Executives of 26 parastatals and agencies of the Federal
Government.
This directive was contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Law
The agencies affected are: Nigerian Television
Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation
of Nigeria (FRCN), Voice of Nigeria (VON), News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN), National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Petroleum
Technology Development Fund (PTDF), New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, and Nigerian Content Developme
Others are: Federal Mortgage Bank of
Nigeria, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, National Information Technology
Development Agency, Petroleum Equalisation Fund, Nigeria Railways
Corporation, Bureau of Public Procurements, Bureau of Public
Enterprises, Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency and Standard
Organization of Nigeria (SON).
The Presidency also removed the Chief Executives of: National Agency for
Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigeria Investment Promotion
Council, Bank of Industry (BOI), National Centre for Women
Development, National Orientation Agency, Industrial Training
Fund (ITF), Nigerian Export-Import Bank and National Agency for Prohibition of
Traffic In Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP).
The President, however, thanked them for their invaluable services to
the nation and wished them well in their future endeavours.
