President Bola Tinubu has picked Aminu Maida, the Executive Director, Technology & Operations at Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) as the nation’s telecoms regulatory chief.
Maida’s appointment as the new Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications (NCC) is part of shakeup of agencies under the Ministry of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy.
As new NCC chief, Maida,, seasoned-technical professional with over 15 years’ multi-functional and international experience in FinTech & Telecoms & Enterprise Technology, replaces Professor Garba Danbatta.
The President also has approved the appointment of new and returning Chief Executives to fresh terms in office across multiple agencies under the Ministry as follows
- EVC / CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) — Aminu Maida
- MD / CEO, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) — Nkechi Egerton-Idehen
- DG / CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) — Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi
- National Commissioner / CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) — Dr. Vincent Olatunji
- Postmaster General / CEO, Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) — Tola Odeyemi
Furthermore, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s determination to maximally leverage on Nigeria’s proven technological and digital economic prowess to reposition the nation’s economy toward greater financial inclusion, the President has approved the appointment of a new Special Adviser to the President, according to the statement.
Idris Alubankudi, has also been appointed as Special Adviser to the President on Technology and Digital Economy.
“By this directive of the President, the above-mentioned appointments take immediate effect,” the statement says.
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