President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has constituted the boards of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), key agencies under the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.
A statement by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, revealed that Idris Olorunnimbe was appointed Chairman of the NCC, while Aminu Waida remains the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the commission.
Waida was appointed Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the NCC in October 2023, with the Senate confirming 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, leading impactful youth employment and entrepreneurship programmes.
Other members of the NCC board include Abraham Oshidami (Executive Commissioner, Technical Services), Rimini Makama (Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management), Hajia Maryam Bayi (Former Director, Human Capital & Administration), Col. Abdulwahab Lawal (Rtd), and Senator Lekan Mustafa.
The President also appointed Chris Okorie as a board member, with Princess Oforitsenere Emiko serving as the Secretary of the Board.
Regarding the Universal Service Provision Fund, President Tinubu approved the board with Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, as Chairman.
Other board members include Idris Olorunnimbe as Vice Chairman, Abraham Oshidami, Rimini Makama, Aliyu Edogi Aliyu (representing FMCIDE), Joseph Faluyi (representing the Federal Ministry of Finance), and Auwal Mohammed (representing FMBNP).
Uzoma Dozie, Peter Bankole, Abayomi Anthony Okanlawon, and Gafar Oluwasegun Quadri were appointed as the USPF Secretaries.
The Federal Government established the USPF to support the achievement of national policy goals for universal access and service to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in rural, unserved, and underserved areas across Nigeria.
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