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Tinubu reshuffles leadership, appoints new boards for NCC, USPF

Quadri Olaitan by Quadri Olaitan
August 12, 2025
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NCC and USPF board appointments approved by President Tinubu aim to strengthen telecom regulation and expand ICT access nationwide

NCC and USPF board appointments have been approved by President Bola Tinubu to strengthen Nigeria’s telecommunications regulation and accelerate digital inclusion.

Also read: President Tinubu appoints leaders for federal organisations across Nigeria

A statement from the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday confirmed that Idris Olorunnimbe will chair the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) board, with Dr Aminu Wada continuing as Executive Vice Chairman and CEO. Wada was appointed in October 2023 and confirmed by the Senate the following month.

Olorunnimbe, who previously served on the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund Board, will be joined by other NCC board members, including Abraham Oshidami (Executive Commissioner, Technical Services), Rimini Makama (Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management), Hajia Maryam Bayi, Col Abdulwahab Lawal (retd.), Senator Lekan Mustafa, Chris Okorie, Princess Oforitsenere Emiko, and the board secretary.

The President also approved the board of the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), chaired by Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, with Olorunnimbe as Vice Chairman.

USPF members include Oshidami, Makama, Aliyu Edogi Aliyu (representative of FMCIDE), Joseph B. Faluyi (representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance), Auwal Mohammed (representative of FMBNP), Uzoma Dozie, Peter Bankole, Abayomi Anthony Okanlawon, Gafar Oluwasegun Quadri, and the USPF secretary.

Also read: President Tinubu appoints seven new ministers in major cabinet reshuffle

According to the Presidency, the USPF plays a vital role in expanding access to information and communication technologies in rural, underserved, and unserved communities a mission aligned with Nigeria’s national digital policy goals.

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