President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated the newly appointed chairman of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), Dr. Saviour Enyiekere, 12 commissioners, and two new Permanent Secretaries.

The ceremony, which was held at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja, in two segments, was immediately followed by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.

In the first, Dr. Enyiekere and the twelve commissioners, drawn from the six geopolitical zones, took their oaths in a single batch before the President.

Dr. Enyiekere, an environmental expert and former Deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate President, will serve a renewable five-year term as Chairman of the Commission.

The newly sworn in commissioners include Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi and Hon. Yusuf A. Yusuf Tabuka (North West); Aminu Ibrahim Malle and Alhaji Lawan Maina Mahmud (North East); Mark Hanmation Tersoo and Salihu Umar Agboola Balogun (North Central); Hon. Taiwo Olukemi Oluga and Hon. Afeez Ipeza-Balogun (South West); Hon. Dr. Nnanna Uzor Kalu and Festus Ifesinachi Odii (South East); and Patrick A. Giwa and Mrs. Mary Ekpenyong (South South).

Each commissioner will also serve a renewable five-year term.

After the swearing in of the NASC chairman and commissioners, President Tinubu also superintended over the inauguration of two Federal Permanent Secretaries: Mr. Rafiu Olarinre Adeladan from Oyo State and Dr. Muktar Mohammed from Jigawa State.

The brief ceremonies were anchored by the Director of Media in the Office of the President, Mr. Abiodun Oladunjoye.

Before the commencement of the FEC meeting, the Council observed a minute of silence in honour of former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dubem Onyia, who passed away on March 10, 2025.

The FEC meeting, currently underway with the President presiding, is being attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief of Staff to the President Rt.
Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, and National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

Other cabinet members in attendance include the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu; and the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, among others.

Monday’s meeting is the first FEC session since March 3, when the Council approved N2.5 billion for the procurement of a surveillance satellite system to curb illegal mining activities across Nigeria.

At that same session, the government also sanctioned a ₦1.09 billion insurance package for critical assets and personnel at federal airports nationwide.