President Bola Tinubu has appointed Brigadier-General Lawal Ja’afar Isa (Rtd) as Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education.

The President also approved the appointment of Alhaji Tijani Hashim Abbas as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Chieftaincy Matters.

General Ja’afar Isa is a respected leader and was Military Administrator of Kaduna State from 1993 to 1996, while Alhaji Tijani Hashim Abbas is the Sarkin Sudan Kano.

In a related development, Tinubu has appointed Mrs. Zubaida Umar as the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

Tinubu appoints Zubaida Umar as NEMA DG

She was Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Services at the Federal Mortgage Bank.

The new Director-General of NEMA has over 20 years of work experience in diverse fields, including Human Resources, Finance and Administration.

Mrs. Umar is the first woman to be appointed as Director-General of the agency.

She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and the Institute of Credit Administration.

She holds ACCA certifications in Public Financial Management and Digital & Sustainability Financing.

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