President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made new appointments for the National Examination Council, NECO, the National Board of Technical Education, NBTE, the Federal Polytechnic in N’yak Shendam, Plateau State; and the National Library of Nigeria, all institutions under the Federal Ministry of Education.

A Statement from teh State House, Abuja, indicated that President Tinubu appointed Prof Modupe Adeola Adelabu as Chairman of the Governing Board of NECO, and retained the current Registrar, Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi.

The President also appointed Dr Bongfa Binfa as Rector, Federal Polytechnic, N'yak-Shendam, Plateau State; and renewed the tenure of Prof. Chinwe Veronica Anunobi as Director/Chief Executive of the National Library of Nigeria.

President Tinubu appointed Professor Babatunde Salako chairmanship of the National Board of Technical Education, NBTE.

President Tinubu reappointed the incumbent Executive Secretary, Prof Idris Bugaje, for a second and final term of five years on April 10.

Professor Adelabu, who chairs NECO, is a retired Professor of educational administration who rose through the ranks to full professorship at the Obafemi Awolowo University.

She was a former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State - 2013- 2014 - and the Chairman of the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, between 2018 and 2021.

Prof. Babatunde Salako, the new chair of NBTE, is a globally respected researcher with decades of experience in higher education, institutional governance and national policy leadership.

He previously served as the Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, from 2016 to 2024, a period during which the institute experienced significant revitalisation, enhanced research governance, expanded international collaborations, and improved infrastructure and research outputs.

Dr Bongfa Binfa, from Plateau State, succeeds Dr Mukaila Zakari Ya'u, the pioneer Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, N’yak-Shendam, whose tenure expired on March 16, 2026.

President Tinubu approved the appointment of Dr Binfa for a single term of five years, following the conclusion of the process for appointing a new Rector through a public advertisement in national dailies in September 2025.

Dr Binfa holds a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Before this appointment, Dr Binfa was Deputy Rector, Academic at the Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas, Bonny. He was also a Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Federal Polytechnic, Idah.

President Tinubu approved the renewal of the tenure of Prof. Chinwe Veronica Anunobi as CEO of the National Library of Nigeria for a final term of five years. She was first appointed on 2nd September, 2021.