Head of Federal Parastatals & Agencies

Comprehensive directory of Nigerian federal parastatals, agencies, and government corporations. This searchable table contains 50 major federal parastatals with their current heads and official titles.

Data last updated: May 13, 2026

Nigerian Federal Parastatals Directory

List of 50 Nigerian Federal Parastatals with their acronyms, current heads, and official titles. Click column headers to sort.
Parastatal	Acronym	Current Head
Bank of Industry	BOI	Dr. Olasupo Olusi
Central Bank of Nigeria	CBN	Dr. Yemi Cardoso
Corporate Affairs Commission	CAC	Hussaini Ishaq Magaji
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission	EFCC	Ola Olukoyede
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria	FAAN	Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku
Federal Road Safety Corps	FRSC	Shehu Mohammed
Federal Scholarships Board	FSB	Babatunde Fakoyede
Independent Corrupt Practices Commission	ICPC	Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN
Independent National Electoral Commission	INEC	Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN
Industrial Training Fund	ITF	Hon. Hamma Adama Ali Kumo
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board	JAMB	Prof. Is-haq Oloyede
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control	NAFDAC	Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye
National Agency for Great Green Wall	NAGGW	Senator Magnus Abe
National Agency for the Control of AIDS	NACA	Dr. Temitope Ilori
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons	NAPTIP	Binta Adamu Bello
National Board for Technology Incubation	NBTI	Raji Kazeem Kolawole
National Bureau of Statistics	NBS	Prince Adeyemi Adeniran
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency	NDLEA	Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd)
National Emergency Management Agency	NEMA	Mrs. Zubaida Umar
National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency	NESREA	Dr. Innocent Barikor
National Information Technology Development Agency	NITDA	Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi
National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency	NOSDRA	Chief Edward Omo-Erewa
National Pension Commission	PENCOM	Ms. Omolola Oloworaran
National Sports Commission	NSC	Mallam Shehu Dikko
National Sugar Development Council	NSDC	Senator Surajudeen Ajibola
National Teachers Institute	NTI	Mr. Festus Fuanter
National Universities Commission	NUC	Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu
National Youth Service Corps	NYSC	Brig. Gen. Olakunle Nafiu
Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company	NBET	Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority	NCAA	Capt. Chris Najomo
Nigeria Commodity Exchange	NCX	Dalhatu Abubakar
Nigeria Customs Service	NCS	Bashir Adeniyi
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation	NDIC	Mr. Thompson Oludare Sunday
Nigeria Immigration Service	NIS	Mrs. Kemi Nandap
Nigeria Revenue Service	NRS	Zacch Adedeji
Nigerian Communications Commission	NCC	Dr. Aminu Maida
Nigerian Exchange Group	NGX	Temi Popoola
Nigerian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration	NIEPA	Chief Victor Tombari Giadom
Nigerian Institute of International Affairs	NIIA	Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency	NIMASA	Dr. Dayo Mobereola
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited	NNPC	Bayo Ojulari
Nigerian Ports Authority	NPA	Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho
Nigerian Postal Service	NIPOST	Ms. Tola Odeyemi
Nigerian Railway Corporation	NRC	Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa
Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund	NSITF	Hon. Shola Olofin
Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation	OHCSF	Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack
Raw Materials Research and Development Council	RMRDC	Isa Sadiq Achida
Securities and Exchange Commission	SEC	Dr. Emomotimi Agama
Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria	TRCN	Malam Mustapha Salihu
Transmission Company of Nigeria	TCN	Engr. Sule Abdulaziz

Nigerian Federal Parastatals Directory

Bank of Industry (BOI)

Current Head: Dr. Olasupo Olusi

Official Title: Managing Director/CEO

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

Current Head: Dr. Yemi Cardoso

Official Title: Governor

Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)

Current Head: Hussaini Ishaq Magaji

Official Title: Registrar-General

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

Current Head: Ola Olukoyede

Official Title: Executive Chairman

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)

Current Head: Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku

Official Title: Managing Director/CEO

Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)

Current Head: Shehu Mohammed

Official Title: Corps Marshal

Federal Scholarships Board (FSB)

Current Head: Babatunde Fakoyede

Official Title: Chairman

Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC)

Current Head: Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN

Official Title: Chairman

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

Current Head: Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN

Official Title: Chairman

Industrial Training Fund (ITF)

Current Head: Hon. Hamma Adama Ali Kumo

Official Title: Chairman

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)

Current Head: Prof. Is-haq Oloyede

Official Title: Registrar/Chief Executive

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)

Current Head: Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye

Official Title: Director General

National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW)

Current Head: Senator Magnus Abe

Official Title: Chairman

National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)

Current Head: Dr. Temitope Ilori

Official Title: Director General

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)

Current Head: Binta Adamu Bello

Official Title: Director General

National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI)

Current Head: Raji Kazeem Kolawole

Official Title: Director-General

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

Current Head: Prince Adeyemi Adeniran

Official Title: Statistician General/CEO

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)

Current Head: Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd)

Official Title: Chairman/CEO

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)

Current Head: Mrs. Zubaida Umar

Official Title: Director General

National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)

Current Head: Dr. Innocent Barikor

Official Title: Director General

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

Current Head: Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi

Official Title: Director General

National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)

Current Head: Chief Edward Omo-Erewa

Official Title: Chairman

National Pension Commission (PENCOM)

Current Head: Ms. Omolola Oloworaran

Official Title: Director General

National Sports Commission (NSC)

Current Head: Mallam Shehu Dikko

Official Title: Chairman

National Sugar Development Council (NSDC)

Current Head: Senator Surajudeen Ajibola

Official Title: Chairman

National Teachers Institute (NTI)

Current Head: Mr. Festus Fuanter

Official Title: Chairman

National Universities Commission (NUC)

Current Head: Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu

Official Title: Executive Secretary

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

Current Head: Brig. Gen. Olakunle Nafiu

Official Title: Director General

Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET)

Current Head: Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu

Official Title: Chairman

Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)

Current Head: Capt. Chris Najomo

Official Title: Director General/CEO

Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX)

Current Head: Dalhatu Abubakar

Official Title: Chairman

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)

Current Head: Bashir Adeniyi

Official Title: Comptroller-General

Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC)

Current Head: Mr. Thompson Oludare Sunday

Official Title: Managing Director/CEO

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)

Current Head: Mrs. Kemi Nandap

Official Title: Comptroller-General

Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS)

Current Head: Zacch Adedeji

Official Title: Executive Chairman

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)

Current Head: Dr. Aminu Maida

Official Title: Executive Vice Chairman/CEO

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX)

Current Head: Temi Popoola

Official Title: Group Managing Director/CEO

Nigerian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA)

Current Head: Chief Victor Tombari Giadom

Official Title: Chairman

Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA)

Current Head: Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi

Official Title: Chairman

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)

Current Head: Dr. Dayo Mobereola

Official Title: Director General

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC)

Current Head: Bayo Ojulari

Official Title: Group Chief Executive Officer

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)

Current Head: Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho

Official Title: Managing Director

Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)

Current Head: Ms. Tola Odeyemi

Official Title: Postmaster General/CEO

Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC)

Current Head: Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa

Official Title: Managing Director

Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF)

Current Head: Hon. Shola Olofin

Official Title: Chairman

Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF)

Current Head: Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack

Official Title: Head of Service

Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC)

Current Head: Isa Sadiq Achida

Official Title: Chairman

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Current Head: Dr. Emomotimi Agama

Official Title: Director General

Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)

Current Head: Malam Mustapha Salihu

Official Title: Chairman

Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)

Current Head: Engr. Sule Abdulaziz

Official Title: Managing Director/CEO

About Nigerian Federal Parastatals

Federal parastatals are government agencies, corporations, and commissions established by the Nigerian government to perform specific functions in various sectors including finance, security, transportation, communications, health, education, and regulatory oversight. This directory includes major parastatals such as INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission), NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation), CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission), and many others.