President BolaTinubu appoints ex-Nasarawa deputy governor as DG, NDE.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Silas Agara as the new Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE).
This is according to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Saturday titled ‘President Tinubu appoints new Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment.’
The President anticipates an “overhaul of the NDE for optimal performance in designing and implementing programmes to combat mass unemployment.
Agara is an entrepreneur and sports administrator who previously served as the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State.
He succeeds Nuhu Fikpo, who former President Muhammadu Buhari appointed in May 2021.