Tinubu Appoints Kola-Oyeneyin, Mutallab to Lead NIPC, NEPZA Boards

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Eyitope Kola-Oyeneyin and Muhammad Hadi Mutallab as chairpersons of the governing boards of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) and the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), respectively, in a move aimed at strengthening investment promotion and accelerating Nigeria’s industrialisation and non-oil export drive.

The appointments were announced by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment as part of the Federal Government’s efforts to improve governance, accountability, and strategic oversight of two key agencies responsible for attracting investment and driving economic diversification.

Kola-Oyeneyin will chair the board of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, the agency responsible for promoting and facilitating domestic and foreign investment in Nigeria. She brings extensive experience in investment, banking, strategy consulting, and institutional transformation to the role.

Mutallab assumes leadership of the NEPZA governing board, where he is expected to provide strategic direction for Nigeria’s export processing and special economic zones. He has experience spanning finance, agribusiness, logistics, oil and gas, and corporate governance.

The Federal Government said the appointments align with the Tinubu administration’s commitment to repositioning strategic institutions to attract greater investment, strengthen industrial development, and boost non-oil exports under the Renewed Hope Agenda.