President Tinubu has appointed Idris Olorunnimbe as the Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), while Dr Aminu Maida will continue as the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
The appointments were contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
Olorunnimbe, who previously served on the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund Board where he chaired the Stakeholder and Governance Committee, will lead the NCC alongside other newly appointed members including Abraham Oshidami, Executive Commissioner, Technical Services; Rimini Makama, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management; Hajia Maryam Bayi, former Director of Human Capital and Administration; Col Abdulwahab Lawal (Rtd); Senator Lekan Mustafa; Chris Okorie; Princess Oforitsenere Emiko; and the Secretary of the Board.
The President also approved the constitution of the Board of the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), with the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, as Chairman, and Olorunnimbe as Vice Chairman. Other members are Abraham Oshidami; Rimini Makama; Aliyu Edogi Aliyu, representing the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy; Joseph B Faluyi, representing the Federal Ministry of Finance; Auwal Mohammed, representing the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning; Uzoma Dozie; Peter Bankole; Abayomi Anthony Okanlawon; Gafar Oluwasegun Quadri; and the USPF Secretary.
The USPF was established by the Federal Government to achieve national policy goals for universal access and service to information and communication technologies in rural, unserved and underserved areas of Nigeria.
