President Bola Tinubu has approved the  reappointment of Professor Moji Adeyeye as Chief Executive Officer

of National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

Dr. Mansur Kabir will serve as chairman of the agency.

Adeyeye’s reappointment was among the CEOs and board chairmen announced for agencies under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.

President Buhari first appointed her to head NAFDAC in 2017. He re-appointed her for a second term of five years in December 2022.

President Tinubu also appointed Dr Olajide Idris, former commissioner for health in Lagos,  as the new  CEO of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The other appointments:

(2) National Blood Service Commission (NBSC):

Board Chairperson: Prof. Abba Zubairu

Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Saleh Yuguda

(3) Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN):

Board Chairperson: Prof. Afolabi Lesi

Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Fatima Kyari

(4) Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN):

Board Chairperson: Pharm. Wasilat Giwa

Chief Executive Officer: Pharm. Ibrahim Ahmed

(5) Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN):

Board Chairperson: Dr. Babajide Salako

Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Tosan Erhabor

(6) Moddibo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola (MAUTH): Chief Medical Director / CEO: Prof. Adamu G. Bakari

(7) Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua (ISTH): Chief Medical Director / CEO: Prof. Reuben Eifediyi