Bayero Salih-Farah

Bayero Salih-Farah (born 11 March 1964) is a Nigerian transport administrator who has served as Director-General and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, since January 2020. He was reappointed for a second four-year term by President Bola Tinubu in January 2024.

Early life and education Salih-Farah was born on 11 March 1964 in Kagoro, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography from Usmanu Danfodiyo University (then University of Sokoto) in 1987. He later studied at Ahmadu Bello University and earned a PhD from the University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom.

Career Before joining NITT, Salih-Farah worked as a classroom teacher and as a National Population Census cartographic officer. He joined the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology in 1994 as a Senior Staff Development Officer and rose through the ranks to become Director of Training in 2013.

He was appointed Acting Director-General in May 2019 following the retirement of the previous incumbent. President Muhammadu Buhari confirmed him as substantive Director-General and Chief Executive on 13 January 2020 for a four-year term. In January 2024, President Bola Tinubu reappointed him for a second and final four-year term.

Salih-Farah is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (FCILT).