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DG NIA Tenders Resignation.

Yakubu Haruna 

The Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has submitted his resignation The Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has submitted his resignation The Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has submitted his resignation to President Bola Tinubu ¹. Abubakar's resignation comes six years after assuming the agency's leadership, having been first appointed in 2018 by former President Muhammadu Buhari ¹. According to State House sources, Abubakar described his resignation as routine, stating that President Tinubu has accepted it ¹. Abubakar thanked the President for allowing him to serve Nigeria under his leadership for an extended period ¹. His resignation was tendered on Saturday, August 24, 2024, and the Presidency has yet to issue an official statement ¹.