President Bola Tinubu has appointed new heads for several agencies critical to trade, investment and industry.

The sweeping changes, announced Friday, put Tinubu allies and technocrats at the helm of bodies like the Corporate Affairs Commission, Industrial Training Fund, and Standards Organisation of Nigeria.

Experts see the shake-up as central to Tinubu’s strategy of jumpstarting growth through small, medium and large-scale enterprises.

Among the most notable appointments is corporate lawyer Hussaini Ishaq Magaji as Chairman of the CAC, which oversees company registration and regulation. Afiz Ogun Oluwatoyin, an industrial training expert, will head the ITF.

Other key posts went to Nonye Ayeni at the Nigeria Export Promotion Council, Charles Odii at the SMEDAN small business agency, and engineer Ifeanyi Okeke to oversee standards at SON.

“Tinubu expects the new leaders to deliver results,” said presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale. The president set “tough new benchmarks” for the agencies to spur trade expansion and industrial growth.

Analysts say Tinubu aims to make Nigeria more globally competitive and attractive for investment.