Tinubu Appoints New Head of Service

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), with effect from August 27, 2026.

Enitan will succeed the incumbent Head of Service, Esther Walson-Jack, who is due to retire from the Federal Civil Service after attaining the statutory retirement age of 60.

The appointment was announced on Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

Enitan, a native of Osun State, is currently the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education and the most senior Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.

According to the statement, he has spent seven years and seven months as a Permanent Secretary, during which he served in the Ministry of Police Affairs, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Vice President before his current posting to the Ministry of Education.

With his experience across key government institutions, Enitan is expected to assume leadership of the Federal Civil Service at a time the administration is pushing reforms aimed at improving efficiency, professionalism and service delivery.

Tinubu charged the incoming Head of Service to consolidate ongoing reforms and innovations, while deepening professionalism and efficiency across the civil service.

The President also tasked him with building a more effective, merit-driven, accountable and responsive public service capable of advancing the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

He further urged Enitan to ensure that the civil service remains responsive to the needs and aspirations of Nigerians.