President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the appointment of Nasir Naeem Abdulsalam as the new Managing Director of the Ajaokuta Steel Company.
The appointment officially took effect on April 3, 2025, and was made in line with the provisions of the Certain Political and Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, etc.) Act of 2008, as amended.
Prior to this new role, Nasir Abdulsalam served as the Technical Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Steel Development.
He also held the position of Special Assistant (Academics) to the Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS).
President Tinubu tasks the appointee to leverage on his wealth of experience in the steel industry in his new assignment in revolutionising the company to generate important upstream and downstream industrial and economic activities that will position the nation as the industrial hub of Africa in line with the diversification drive of the Renewed Hope Agenda.
