President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), effective August 27, 2026.
Enitan will succeed Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who is due to retire from the Federal Civil Service upon attaining the statutory retirement age of 60.
The appointment was announced in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
Enitan, an indigene of Osun State, is currently the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education and is the most senior Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service.
He has served as a Permanent Secretary for seven years and seven months, during which he worked at the Ministry of Police Affairs, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Vice President.
According to the Presidency, Enitan brings considerable institutional experience and a deep understanding of the operations of the Federal Civil Service to his new responsibility.
President Tinubu expressed profound appreciation to the outgoing Head of the Civil Service, Mrs Walson-Jack, for her distinguished service to the nation and for the reforms, impact and innovations recorded in the Civil Service during her tenure.
The President wished Walson-Jack a fulfilling and successful life after service, while conveying the nation’s gratitude for her years of dedicated and impactful public service.
Tinubu charged the incoming Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to consolidate the reforms and innovations already underway in the Civil Service, deepen professionalism and efficiency across the service, and build a more effective and responsive institution capable of delivering on the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The President further urged Enitan to lead a Civil Service that is professional, merit-driven, accountable, innovative and responsive to the needs and aspirations of Nigerians.
Born on December 12, 1966, Enitan had his secondary education at Ajibode Grammar School, Ibadan, and the College of Arts and Science, Ile-Ife.
He subsequently attended the University of Lagos, where he graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Banking.
In 2015, he obtained a Master of Science degree in Public Policy Analysis from Nasarawa State University, Lafia.
Enitan is expected to assume office as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation on August 27, 2026.
The announcement was signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
