One thing that has become the hallmark of President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice of appointees into strategic public offices is his ability to fit round pegs in rounds holes. In the six years he has been in office, Nigerians cannot point…
Category: The Professional
Bashir Jamoh: The Insider making a difference at NIMASA
Dr. Bashir Jamoh is marking his first one year in office as the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) with a score card that many agree is indicative of what should…
Muhammad Abubakar: A round-peg in a round-hole keeping governance alive amid COVID-19
Professor Muhammad Abubakar assumed duty as managing director and chief executive officer of Galaxy Backbone (GBB), the federal government agency that provides critical ICT infrastructure and shared services to ministries, departments and agencies, as well as tertiary institutions at a…
Kashiwu Inuwa: The first at the saddle at NITDA
Kashifu Inuwa, Director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has an outstanding ‘first’ that makes him the right man for the office he is occupying. He is the first Nigerian CISCO Certified Internet Network Expert (CCIE), and…
Lamu Audu – The turnaround expert behind the fortunes of Mainstream Energy Solutions
The privatization of Nigeria’s power sector in 2013 was a gamble the administration of former president, Goodluck Jonathan, took after many decades of government monopoly of the sector, which yielded more darkness than light. For those who bought the assets…
Elias Igbinakenzua: The professional in the driver’s seat at Globus Bank
The competition in Nigeria’s banking industry is a fierce one, especially in an economy that is still struggling to come out of recession. It shouldn’t therefore be the best time for anybody to contemplate joining the fray as a fresher,…
Tony Attah: A round peg in a round hole at NLNG,one of Nigeria’s alternative revenue sources
It has been Attah’s responsibility in the last three years as managing director and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) to oversee the country’s effort at earning income from gas. And he has been performing…
Ado Sanusi – The turnaround manager behind the new fortunes of Aero Contractors
Ado Sanusi has gone round the aviation industry it is doubtful if he knows about any other industry. He has received training in the best aviation schools within and outside Nigeria; worked as a pilot, an aviation agency administrator and…
Muhammad Nami – A Thorough-bred tax man on the saddle at FIRS
Nigeria’s precarious financial situation has brought about a compelling need to widen the country’s tax net in the effort to increase national revenue from that source. Muhammad Nami has since assumed office as chairman and chief executive officer of the…
Patience Oniha: The Amazon managing Nigeria’s debts
Ms. Patience Oniha’s headship of the Debt Management Office (DMO) is a vivid proof of what it means to fit a round peg into a round hole. She has proved in the less than two years she has been in…
