On Friday, January 24, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the Chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), which falls under the Ministry of Aviation. The announcement was made by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy.

Along with Ganduje’s appointment, the President also appointed 44 new chairpersons for various federal agencies, including new leadership for the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI).

The appointees will serve in non-executive roles, with the President advising them to avoid interfering in the management of the organizations they will lead. These appointments are effective immediately.

Below is the full list of appointments made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for leadership positions in various federal agencies and organizations:

1. National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Ministry of Youth Development – Hon. Hillard Eta (Chairman, Cross River)
2. Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) – Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi (Chairman, Lagos)
3. Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Ministry of Aviation – H.E. Abdullahi Ganduje (Chairman, Kano)
4. National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) – Sen. Surajudeen Bashiru Ajibola (Chairman, Osun)
5. Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET) – H.E. Sulaiman Argungu (Chairman, Kebbi)
6. National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW) – Sen. Magnus Abe (Chairman, Rivers)
7. National Teachers Institute (NTI) – Barr. Festus Fuanter (Chairman, Plateau)
8. National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) – Raji Kazeem Kolawole (Director-General, Oyo)
9. Nigerian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) – Chief Victor Tombari Giadom (Chairman, Rivers)
10. Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) – Comrade Mustapha Salihu (Chairman, Adamawa)
11. Industrial Training Fund (ITF) – Hon. Hamma Adama Ali Kumo (Chairman, Gombe)
12. Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT) – Donatus Enyinnah Nwankpa (Chairman, Abia)
13. Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SSTC) – Sen. Abubakar Maikafi (Chairman, Bauchi)
14. Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) – H.E. Nasiru Gawuna (Chairman, Kano)
15. National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) – Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi (Chairman, Lagos)
16. Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) – Chief D. J. Kekemeke (Chairman, Ondo)
17. National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) – Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar (Chairman, Sokoto)
18. National Steel Council (NSC) – Prof. Abdulkarim Kana Abubakar (Chairman, Nasarawa)
19. National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) – Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad (Chairman, Kaduna)
20. National Bio-Safety Management Agency (NBMA) – Mu’azu Bawa Rijau (Chairman, Niger)
21. Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) – Hon. Durosimi Meseko (Chairman, Kogi)
22. Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe – Hajia Zainab A. Ibrahim (Chairman, Taraba)
23. Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) – Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa (Managing Director, Lagos)
24. Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti – Aare (Hon.) Durotolu Oyebode Bankole (Chairman, Ogun)
25. Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta – Mr. Abdullahi Dayo Israel (Chairman, Lagos)
26. Federal Medical Centre, Asaba – Dr. Mrs. Mary Alile Idele (Chairman, Edo)
27. Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja – Nze Chidi Duru (OON) (Chairman, Anambra)
28. Federal Medical Centre, Owerri – Hon. Emma Eneukwu (Chairman, Enugu)
29. Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Services Board – Major Gen. Jubril Abdulmalik Rtd (Secretary, Kano)
30. Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia – Mr. Uguru Mathew Ofoke (Chairman, Ebonyi)
31. Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa – Barr. Felix Chukwumenoye Morka (Chairman, Delta)
32. Federal Medical Centre, Yola – Alh. Bashir Usman Gumel (Chairman, Jigawa)
33. David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Ubuhu, Ebonyi State – Dr. Ijeoma Arodiogbu (Chairman, Imo)
34. National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) – Chief Edward Omo-Erewa (Chairman, Edo)
35. Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) – Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar (Chairman, Kaduna)
36. Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State – Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori (Chairman, Borno)
37. Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria, Kaduna State – Hon. Lawal M. Liman (Chairman)
38. Federal Medical Centre, Katsina – Dr. Abubakar Isa Maiha (Chairman)
39. Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) – Isa Sadiq Achida (Chairman, Sokoto)
40. Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu – Dr. Mohammed Gusau Hassan (Chairman, Zamfara)
41. National Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) – Hon. Yahuza Ado Inuwa (Chairman, Nasarawa)
42. Sokoto-Rima River Basin Development Authority – Amb. Abubakar Shehu Wurno (Chairman, Sokoto)
43. Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital – Augustine Chukwu Umahi (Chairman, Ebonyi)
44. Federal Scholarship Board – Engr. Babatunde Fakoyede (Chairman, Ekiti)
45. Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) – Hon. Shola Olofin (Chairman, Ekiti)

These appointments cover a range of sectors, such as education, healthcare, transportation, technology, and environmental protection, among others. The President also highlighted that the appointees should avoid meddling in the daily operations of the organizations, as their positions are non-executive.