President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective August 27, 2026
The appointment was announced on Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Enitan will succeed Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who is due to retire from the Federal Civil Service after attaining the statutory retirement age of 60.
A native of Osun State, Enitan 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 spent seven years and seven months as a Permanent Secretary, serving at the Ministry of Police Affairs, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the Vice President.
With his extensive experience across key government institutions, Enitan brings significant knowledge of the operations of the Federal Civil Service to the new position.
President Tinubu commended Walson-Jack for her distinguished service to the country, particularly the reforms, innovations and impact recorded in the Civil Service during her tenure.
The President wished her a fulfilling and successful life after public service and expressed the nation’s gratitude for her years of dedicated service.
Tinubu charged Enitan to build on the reforms and innovations already underway, while deepening professionalism and efficiency across the Civil Service.
He also urged the incoming Head of Service to lead a professional, merit-driven, accountable, innovative and responsive Civil Service capable of delivering on the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda and meeting the needs and aspirations of Nigerians.
Enitan was born on December 12, 1966. He attended Ajibode Grammar School, Ibadan, and the College of Arts and Science, Ile-Ife, for his secondary education.
He later proceeded to the University of Lagos, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Banking in 1988.
In 2015, he obtained a Master of Science degree in Public Policy Analysis from Nasarawa State University, Lafia.
