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Nigeria Head of Civil Service leadership transition

Overview

President Bola Tinubu appointed Dr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF) following the retirement of Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 60.

Enitan, previously the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, was endorsed by the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria as a “tested career officer.”

On August 27, 2026, Enitan was formally sworn in at the State House in Abuja. During the handover ceremony, he pledged to make the civil service more “innovative, professional, and responsive” and expressed his intention to build upon existing reforms to ensure government policies translate into results for citizens.

Entities

Bola Ahmed Tinubu · Didi Esther Walson-Jack · Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan · Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria · State House, Abuja

Timeline

  1. 16 days ago

    [POLITICS] 7 sources
    Abel Enitan sworn in as Nigeria's Head of Civil Service

    President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as Nigeria's new Head of Civil Service of the Federation, succeeding the retired Didi Esther Walson-Jack.

  2. 22 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan appointed Head of Nigeria's Civil Service

    President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as Nigeria's new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, succeeding Didi Esther Walson-Jack.

Sources

dailytrust.com.ng · encomium.ng · fellowpress.com · naijanews.com · nationalaccordnewspaper.com · newsnowonline.com.ng · phctelegraph.info · thecitizenng.com · thisdaylive.com · von.gov.ng · withinnigeria.com