President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Nasir Naeem Abdulsalam as the Managing Director of Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi State.
A statement by Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said the appointment takes effect from 3rd April, 2025.
Imohiosen added that the appointment is in accordance with the provisions of the Certain Political and Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, etc) Act 2008 as amended.
Until his appointment, Nasir served as the Technical Adviser to the Minister of Steel Development as well as the Special Assistant (Academics) to Director-General of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS).
Tinubu tasked the new appointee to leverage on his wealth of experience in the steel industry in his new assignment in revolutionising the company to generate important upstream and downstream industrial and economic activities.
The president charged Abdulsalam to use his appointment to position the nation as the industrial hub of Africa in line with the diversification drive of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
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