President Bola Tinubu has appointed new members to the boards of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), both under the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.
His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said today in his statement that Idris Olorunnimbe will chair the NCC board, while Dr. Aminu Wada will remain as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, a role he assumed in October 2023.
Olorunnimbe previously served on the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund Board, where he chaired the Stakeholder and Governance Committee.
Other members of the NCC board include Abraham Oshidami, Rimini Makama, Hajia Maryam Bayi, Col. Abdulwahab Lawal (retd.), Senator Lekan Mustafa, Chris Okorie, Princess Oforitsenere Emiko, and the board secretary.
For the USPF board, President Tinubu approved Dr. Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, as Chairman, with Olorunnimbe as Vice Chairman. The USPF members also include Oshidami, Makama, Aliyu Edogi Aliyu, Joseph B. Faluyi, Auwal Mohammed, Uzoma Dozie, Peter Bankole, Abayomi Anthony Okanlawon, Gafar Oluwasegun Quadri, and the fund’s secretary.