President Bola Tinubu has approved a series of appointments across federal education agencies, installing new leadership at the National Examinations Council, the National Board for Technical Education, and a federal polytechnic, while renewing the tenure of the Director General of the National Library of Nigeria.

The appointments were announced on Wednesday by the President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who described them as part of efforts to strengthen institutions under the Federal Ministry of Education.

Prof. Modupe Adeola Adelabu has been appointed Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Examinations Council. Adelabu, a former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State and former chairman of the National Board for Technical Education, brings extensive experience in educational administration to the role. Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi has been retained as Registrar of the council.

At the National Board for Technical Education, Prof. Babatunde Salako, a former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, has been named Chairman. Prof. Idris Bugaje was earlier reappointed as Executive Secretary for a second and final term of five years.

In the polytechnic sector, Dr Bongfa Binfa has been appointed Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Nyak Shendam, Plateau State, for a single term of five years. Binfa succeeds the pioneer rector, Dr Mukaila Zakari Yau, whose tenure ended in March 2026. Before his appointment, Binfa served as Deputy Rector for Academics at the Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas, Bonny, and previously lectured at the Federal Polytechnic, Idah.

Prof. Chinwe Veronica Anunobi has had her tenure as Director General of the National Library of Nigeria renewed for a final term of five years. First appointed in September 2021, Anunobi has overseen several institutional reforms aimed at repositioning the National Library as a modern technology driven knowledge institution, including the development of the National Repository of Nigeria and the National Virtual Library.

The statement noted that the renewal of Anunobi's tenure is expected to ensure continuity in ongoing reforms and support the completion of the National Library headquarters project in Abuja.