Dr Nasir Olaitan Raji-Mustapha has been appointed as the new Director General of the National Productivity Centre, NPC.
Presenting the letter of appointment to the new Director General on behalf of the Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja, the Minister of Labour and Employment, said that the appointment was “In accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of the National Productivity Centre Act, Cap 70, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, LFN, 2004”.
He said that the appointment which was approved by Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari takes effect from Friday, 19th May 2023 when the appointment of the incumbent, Dr Kasheem Akkor expires.
“You shall hold office for four years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a period of four years.
“Your current appointment takes effect from May 19, 2023 when the tenure of the incumbent Director-General is expected to expire,” the Minister said.
Accepting the appointment, the new Director General thanked the President and the Minister for finding him worthy of the appointment and promised to take the Centre to greater heights in order to realise its mandate.
A statement signed by the Director Press and Public Relations in the Ministry, Mr Olajide Oshundun said that until his new appointment, Dr Raji-Mustapha was the Director of Procurement in the Centre.
He was at different times, Deputy Director and Assistant Director under various capacities, during which he handled numerous important and strategic assignments, geared towards enhancing national productivity.
Raji-Mustapha joined the Centre in 1994 as a Senior Productivity Research Officer, Agriculture and Rural Productivity Department, Abuja.
Before entering the public service, he was a Lecturer at Alemaya University (Now Haramaya University), from 2002 to 2004 under the Ethiopia-Nigerian Technical Aid Corp Volunteer.
His academic qualifications include a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Applied Entomology and Parasitology, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M) and West African School Certificate.
As a scholar, he published three books and no fewer than six articles in both local and international journals.
The institutions attended by Dr Raji-Mustapha include University of Jos, Plateau State, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nassarawa State University and Olalomi Comprehensive College, Offa, Kwara State, among others.
He has also attended numerous local and international trainings and workshops.
Dr Raji-Mustapha has equally won numerous prizes and awards, including the National Productivity Merit Award of the National Productivity Centre, Best M.Sc. Student in Applied Entomology and Parasitology in the University of Jos(1995) and Best MBA Student, Nassarawa State University Keffi (2019), among others.
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