President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the interim Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), pending confirmation by the NCCC Supervisory Council. The announcement was made by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Sunday.
Dr. Maduekwe, 39, who holds a Bachelor of Law degree, a Master’s degree in Environmental Law & Policy from the University of Dundee (UK), and a Doctorate degree in Law from the University of Hull (UK), will also serve as the Co-Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Committee on National Carbon Market Activation Plan (NCMAP). With over 15 years of experience in climate policy development and project implementation, she previously served as Nigeria’s National Coordinator for Climate Parliament and as the legal adviser to the NCCC Director-General.
In addition, Tinubu appointed Ibrahim Abdullahi Shelleng, 40, as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Climate Finance & Stakeholder Engagement. Shelleng, who holds an MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, will also act as the Secretary of the NCMAP and be a member of various presidential committees related to climate action and green economic solutions.
Furthermore, Olamide Fagbuji, 44, has been appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Climate Technology and Operations. Fagbuji, a policy analyst and computer scientist, will oversee the digitalization of a new open procurement process and cross-departmental procedural optimization initiative at the NCCC Secretariat. He previously served as Special Assistant to the President on Economic Matters and as Technical Adviser to the NCCC Director-General on Policy Research and Strategy.
The new appointments are effective immediately, with President Tinubu expecting the appointees to leverage their expertise to advance Nigeria’s green industrial development and climate action initiatives.
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