President Tinubu Constitutes NCC Board, Retains Dr. Maida as EVC
Oru Leonard
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reconstituted the board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and retained Dr. Aminu Maida as the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer. Idris Olorunnimbe has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Board.
President Tinubu appointed Maida to the position in October 2023, and the Senate confirmed the appointment in November 2023.
Mr. Olorunnimbe previously served on the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) Board, where he chaired the Stakeholder and Governance Committee and drove impactful youth employment and entrepreneurship programmes.
Other members of the board are, Abraham Oshidami – Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Rimini Makama – Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Hajia Maryam Bayi- Former Director, Human Capital & Administration, Col Abdulwahab Lawal (Rtd), Senator Lekan Mustafa Chris Okorie, Princess Oforitsenere Emiko and Secretary of the Board.
The President also approved the Board of the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), with Dr Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, as Chairman, Idris Olorunimbe – Vice Chairman. Other members are, Abraham Oshidami, Rimini Makama, Aliyu Edogi Aliyu – (Rep FMCIDE), Joseph B Faluyi – (Rep. of Federal Ministry of Finance), Auwal Mohammed – (Rep. of FMBNP), Uzoma Dozie, Peter Bankole, Abayomi Anthony Okanlawon, Gafar Oluwasegun Quadri and the USPF Secretary
The Federal Government established the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) to facilitate the achievement of national policy goals for universal access and service to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in rural, unserved and underserved areas in Nigeria.
The appointments aim to drive the development of the telecommunications sector and ensure the achievement of national policy goals for universal access to information and communication technologies (ICTs).
