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Buhari asks Senate to confirm Shaba as NASRDA DG

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Buhari asks Senate to confirm Shaba as NASRDA DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Dr Halilu Shaba Ahmad as the new Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA).

Ahmad has been in acting capacity following the expiration of the two-term tenure of Professor Seidu Mohammed in June 2020.

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday made this known while urging the lawmakers to give it swift consideration.

Ahmad previously served as a Deputy Director at the National Emergency Management Agency between 2006 and 2009, before joining NASRDA.

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