FCTA Appoints Nancy Sabanti Nathan AA Acting Head of Service

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has named Mrs. Nancy Sabanti Nathan as its new Acting Head of Service.

The announcement, made public in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, comes one week after the death of Mrs. Grace Adayilo, who until her passing served as Head of Service.

Adayilo, appointed by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024, made history as the first female and first indigenous HoS of the FCTA.

According to the statement, Mrs. Nathan will serve in an acting capacity “pending the appointment of a substantive Head of Service.” If confirmed, she would become the second female to hold the position since the FCT Civil Service Commission was established in October 2023.

Until this elevation, Nathan was the Permanent Secretary in the Youth Development Secretariat of the FCTA. She also previously worked as Director of Finance and Administration in the office of the Honourable Minister of the FCT.

The statement further reads: “Mrs Nancy Sabanti Nathan, mni, has been appointed as Acting Head of Service of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).

“She was appointed in an acting capacity, pending the appointment of a substantive Head of Service.

“Until her appointment, Mrs Nancy Sabanti Nathan was the Permanent Secretary, Youth Development Secretariat of the FCTA. She had served as the Director of Finance and Administration in the office of the Honourable Minister of FCT before she was appointed Permanent Secretary. The appointment takes immediate effect.”