President Bola Tinubu has appointed 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.
In a statement on Tuesday, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced Idris Olorunnimbe as Chairman of the NCC board, with Dr Aminu Wada continuing as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer — a role he assumed in October 2023 and was confirmed to in November that year.
Olorunnimbe, who previously served on the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund Board as Chair of the Stakeholder and Governance Committee, joins other NCC board members: 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 USPF board, chaired by Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, with Olorunnimbe as Vice Chairman. Other members include Oshidami, Makama, Aliyu Edogi Aliyu (FMCIDE representative), Joseph B. Faluyi (Federal Ministry of Finance representative), Auwal Mohammed (FMBNP representative), Uzoma Dozie, Peter Bankole, Abayomi Anthony Okanlawon, Gafar Oluwasegun Quadri, and the USPF secretary.
The USPF was established to promote universal access and service to information and communication technologies, particularly in rural, unserved, and underserved areas across Nigeria.