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Tinubu appoints SHESTCO MD, NEMSA board members

SHESTCO is responsible for research and development in technology and for operating a nuclear research facility.

• February 10, 2026
President Bola Tinubu (Credit: Presidency)
President Bola Tinubu (Credit: Presidency)

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Magaji Aliyu as the managing director of the Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO), Abuja.

SHESTCO is responsible for research and development in technology and for operating a nuclear research facility.

The president also appointed Adesayo Michael as the managing director/chief executive officer of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA).

This is contained in a statement by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday in Abuja.

Other NEMSA board members appointed by the president included Aliyu Abdulazeez as executive director, technical.

Others were Ikechi Nwosu (chairman, South-East), Zubair Abdur’rauf Idris, and Igba Elizabeth (North-Central).

Also appointed were Sani Alhaji Shehu (North-East), Adeyemi Adetunji (South-West), and Emmanuel Nkpe (South-South).

Charles Asogwa was appointed to represent the South-East.

Mr Tinubu also nominated Amina Gamawa, representing Bauchi, and Abdullahi Muktar, representing Kaduna, as commissioners to the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

The president has forwarded the two nominees to the Senate for confirmation.

(NAN)

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