President Buhari appoints Semiu Adeniran as Statistician-General of the Federation

Florence Adidi, Abuja

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Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Mr Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran as the substantive Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) with immediate effect.

This appointment follows the demise of the former Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr Simon Harry on 13th April, 2022.

A statement signed by the Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning Sufuyan Ojeifo described Mr Semiu Adeniran as a professional statistician of repute with a bias for Demography and Social Statistics, with over three decades of statistical hands-on experience garnered from various local and international institutions.

The statement added that until his appointment, Mr Semiu was the Director of Demographic and Household Statistics at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

 

 

 

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