Bank of Industry (BOI)
Current Head: Dr. Olasupo Olusi
Title: Managing Director/CEO
Federal Agencies
Head of Federal Parastatals & Agencies
Nigeria's federal parastatals are the agencies, commissions and corporations that deliver government services — from INEC and the CBN to the EFCC and JAMB. Browse the directory below with their acronyms and current heads.
Verified · updated May 13, 2026
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| Parastatal | Acronym | Current Head |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of Industry | BOI | Dr. Olasupo Olusi — Managing Director/CEO |
| Central Bank of Nigeria | CBN | Dr. Yemi Cardoso — Governor |
| Corporate Affairs Commission | CAC | Hussaini Ishaq Magaji — Registrar-General |
| Economic and Financial Crimes Commission | EFCC | Ola Olukoyede — Executive Chairman |
| Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria | FAAN | Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku — Managing Director/CEO |
| Federal Road Safety Corps | FRSC | Shehu Mohammed — Corps Marshal |
| Federal Scholarships Board | FSB | Babatunde Fakoyede — Chairman |
| Independent Corrupt Practices Commission | ICPC | Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN — Chairman |
| Independent National Electoral Commission | INEC | Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN — Chairman |
| Industrial Training Fund | ITF | Hon. Hamma Adama Ali Kumo — Chairman |
| Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board | JAMB | Prof. Is-haq Oloyede — Registrar/Chief Executive |
| National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control | NAFDAC | Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye — Director General |
| National Agency for Great Green Wall | NAGGW | Senator Magnus Abe — Chairman |
| National Agency for the Control of AIDS | NACA | Dr. Temitope Ilori — Director General |
| National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons | NAPTIP | Binta Adamu Bello — Director General |
| National Board for Technology Incubation | NBTI | Raji Kazeem Kolawole — Director-General |
| National Bureau of Statistics | NBS | Prince Adeyemi Adeniran — Statistician General/CEO |
| National Drug Law Enforcement Agency | NDLEA | Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) — Chairman/CEO |
| National Emergency Management Agency | NEMA | Mrs. Zubaida Umar — Director General |
| National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency | NESREA | Dr. Innocent Barikor — Director General |
| National Information Technology Development Agency | NITDA | Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi — Director General |
| National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency | NOSDRA | Chief Edward Omo-Erewa — Chairman |
| National Pension Commission | PENCOM | Ms. Omolola Oloworaran — Director General |
| National Sports Commission | NSC | Mallam Shehu Dikko — Chairman |
| National Sugar Development Council | NSDC | Senator Surajudeen Ajibola — Chairman |
| National Teachers Institute | NTI | Mr. Festus Fuanter — Chairman |
| National Universities Commission | NUC | Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu — Executive Secretary |
| National Youth Service Corps | NYSC | Brig. Gen. Olakunle Nafiu — Director General |
| Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company | NBET | Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu — Chairman |
| Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority | NCAA | Capt. Chris Najomo — Director General/CEO |
| Nigeria Commodity Exchange | NCX | Dalhatu Abubakar — Chairman |
| Nigeria Customs Service | NCS | Bashir Adeniyi — Comptroller-General |
| Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation | NDIC | Mr. Thompson Oludare Sunday — Managing Director/CEO |
| Nigeria Immigration Service | NIS | Mrs. Kemi Nandap — Comptroller-General |
| Nigeria Revenue Service | NRS | Zacch Adedeji — Executive Chairman |
| Nigerian Communications Commission | NCC | Dr. Aminu Maida — Executive Vice Chairman/CEO |
| Nigerian Exchange Group | NGX | Temi Popoola — Group Managing Director/CEO |
| Nigerian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration | NIEPA | Chief Victor Tombari Giadom — Chairman |
| Nigerian Institute of International Affairs | NIIA | Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi — Chairman |
| Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency | NIMASA | Dr. Dayo Mobereola — Director General |
| Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited | NNPC | Bayo Ojulari — Group Chief Executive Officer |
| Nigerian Ports Authority | NPA | Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho — Managing Director |
| Nigerian Postal Service | NIPOST | Ms. Tola Odeyemi — Postmaster General/CEO |
| Nigerian Railway Corporation | NRC | Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa — Managing Director |
| Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund | NSITF | Hon. Shola Olofin — Chairman |
| Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation | OHCSF | Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack — Head of Service |
| Raw Materials Research and Development Council | RMRDC | Isa Sadiq Achida — Chairman |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | SEC | Dr. Emomotimi Agama — Director General |
| Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria | TRCN | Malam Mustapha Salihu — Chairman |
| Transmission Company of Nigeria | TCN | Engr. Sule Abdulaziz — Managing Director/CEO |
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Current Head: Dr. Yemi Cardoso
Title: Governor
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
Current Head: Hussaini Ishaq Magaji
Title: Registrar-General
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Current Head: Ola Olukoyede
Title: Executive Chairman
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
Current Head: Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku
Title: Managing Director/CEO
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)
Current Head: Shehu Mohammed
Title: Corps Marshal
Federal Scholarships Board (FSB)
Current Head: Babatunde Fakoyede
Title: Chairman
Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC)
Current Head: Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN
Title: Chairman
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
Current Head: Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN
Title: Chairman
Industrial Training Fund (ITF)
Current Head: Hon. Hamma Adama Ali Kumo
Title: Chairman
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)
Current Head: Prof. Is-haq Oloyede
Title: Registrar/Chief Executive
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
Current Head: Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye
Title: Director General
National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW)
Current Head: Senator Magnus Abe
Title: Chairman
National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)
Current Head: Dr. Temitope Ilori
Title: Director General
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)
Current Head: Binta Adamu Bello
Title: Director General
National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI)
Current Head: Raji Kazeem Kolawole
Title: Director-General
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Current Head: Prince Adeyemi Adeniran
Title: Statistician General/CEO
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
Current Head: Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd)
Title: Chairman/CEO
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
Current Head: Mrs. Zubaida Umar
Title: Director General
National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)
Current Head: Dr. Innocent Barikor
Title: Director General
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
Current Head: Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi
Title: Director General
National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)
Current Head: Chief Edward Omo-Erewa
Title: Chairman
National Pension Commission (PENCOM)
Current Head: Ms. Omolola Oloworaran
Title: Director General
National Sports Commission (NSC)
Current Head: Mallam Shehu Dikko
Title: Chairman
National Sugar Development Council (NSDC)
Current Head: Senator Surajudeen Ajibola
Title: Chairman
National Teachers Institute (NTI)
Current Head: Mr. Festus Fuanter
Title: Chairman
National Universities Commission (NUC)
Current Head: Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu
Title: Executive Secretary
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
Current Head: Brig. Gen. Olakunle Nafiu
Title: Director General
Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET)
Current Head: Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu
Title: Chairman
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)
Current Head: Capt. Chris Najomo
Title: Director General/CEO
Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX)
Current Head: Dalhatu Abubakar
Title: Chairman
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)
Current Head: Bashir Adeniyi
Title: Comptroller-General
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC)
Current Head: Mr. Thompson Oludare Sunday
Title: Managing Director/CEO
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
Current Head: Mrs. Kemi Nandap
Title: Comptroller-General
Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS)
Current Head: Zacch Adedeji
Title: Executive Chairman
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
Current Head: Dr. Aminu Maida
Title: Executive Vice Chairman/CEO
Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX)
Current Head: Temi Popoola
Title: Group Managing Director/CEO
Nigerian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA)
Current Head: Chief Victor Tombari Giadom
Title: Chairman
Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA)
Current Head: Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi
Title: Chairman
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
Current Head: Dr. Dayo Mobereola
Title: Director General
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC)
Current Head: Bayo Ojulari
Title: Group Chief Executive Officer
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)
Current Head: Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho
Title: Managing Director
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)
Current Head: Ms. Tola Odeyemi
Title: Postmaster General/CEO
Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC)
Current Head: Dr. Kayode Isiak Opeifa
Title: Managing Director
Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF)
Current Head: Hon. Shola Olofin
Title: Chairman
Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF)
Current Head: Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack
Title: Head of Service
Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC)
Current Head: Isa Sadiq Achida
Title: Chairman
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Current Head: Dr. Emomotimi Agama
Title: Director General
Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)
Current Head: Malam Mustapha Salihu
Title: Chairman
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)
Current Head: Engr. Sule Abdulaziz
Title: Managing Director/CEO
About Nigerian Federal Parastatals
Federal parastatals are government agencies, corporations and commissions established to perform specific functions across finance, security, transport, communications, health, education and regulatory oversight. This directory covers major bodies such as INEC, NNPC, the CBN, the EFCC, JAMB and many others, with their acronyms and current heads.