President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of three directors-general/chief executive officers of three Agencies under the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development.
The Permanent Secretary (General Services Office), in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olusegun Adekunle, announced the appointment Thursday in a statement issued to newsmen.
“Mr. President enjoined the new appointees to use their expertise and varied experiences to reposition and reinvigorate the agencies,” Mr. Adekunle said in the statement. “He charged them to discharge their duties with utmost rectitude and sensitivity to Government’s commitment to enhancing mining and steel sector as a major driver of the Administration’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.”
The appointments are:
| S/N | ORGANIZATION | APPOINTEE | DESIGNATION | EFFECTIVE DATE |
| 1 | National Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency (NSRMEA), Kaduna | Engr. Umar Albarka Hassan | Director-General/ CEO | Initial Period of Four (4) years, with effect from 12th July, 2018 |
| 2 | National Metallurgical Development Centre, Jos | Prof. (Engr.) Linus Okon Asuquo | Director-General/ CEO | Initial Period of Four (4) years, with effect from 12th July, 2018 |
| 3 | Nigeria Institute of Mining and Geosciences, Jos | Prof. (Engr.) Suleiman Bolaji Hassan | Director-General/ CEO | Initial Period of Four (4) years, with effect from 12th July, 2018 |
