Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi yesterday announced the appointment of Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman as the new Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).

A statement signed by the ministry’s Director of Press, Yetunde Shonaiki said President Muhammadu Buhari approved her appointment and that of three other directors.

The new directors include: Mohammed Bello-Koko Executive Director (Finance), Prof. Idris Abubakar, Executive Director (Engineering), Dr Sekonte Davies, Executive Director (Marine Operations).
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According to the statement, the appointments took effect from Monday July 11, 2016.The new NPA boss was born on January 2, 1976 in Zaria, Kaduna State. She holds a B.Sc. Degree in Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria and a Post Graduate in Development Studies, from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom in 2009.

She started her Career with Centre for Democratic Development and Research Training (CEDDERT) Zaria, a Non-Governmental Organization in June 2000 as a Research Assistant.

Ms Usman worked at the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) from July 2000-August 2004 as an Enterprise Officer.She was hired by the UNDP for the Federal capital Territory Administration (FCTA) from October 2004 to January 2008 as a Special Assistant to the Minister on Project Implementation.

She also worked as Director of Strategy of Good Governance Group, a Non-Governmental Organisation from 2011 to July 2015. From July 2015, she was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Kaduna State governor, a position she held until her present appointment.