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    Tinubu Announces New Board Appointments for NCC and USPF

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    President Bola Tinubu has appointment members into the boards of the Nigerian Communications Commission and the Universal Service Provision Fund, both under the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.

    The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

    According to the statement, Idris Olorunnimbe was named Chairman of the NCC board, while Dr Aminu Wada will continue as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, a position he was appointed to in October 2023 and confirmed by the Senate the following month.

    Onanuga said Olorunnimbe previously served on the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund Board, where he chaired the Stakeholder and Governance Committee.

    Other NCC board members are 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 USPF, chaired by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, with Olorunnimbe as Vice Chairman.

    Other members are 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.

    See the statement below:

    PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS BOARD MEMBERS FOR NCC AND USPF

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has constituted the boards of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), both agencies under the supervision of the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.

    Idris Olorunnimbe was appointed Chairman of NCC, while Dr Aminu Waida remains its Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer.

    President Tinubu appointed Wada to the position in October 2023, and the Senate confirmed the appointment in November 2023.
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    Mr. Olorunnimbe previously served on the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) Board, where he chaired the Stakeholder and Governance Committee and drove impactful youth employment and entrepreneurship programmes.

    Other members of the board are:

    1. Abraham Oshidami – Executive Commissioner, Technical Services

    2. Rimini Makama – Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management

    3. Hajia Maryam Bayi- Former Director, Human Capital & Administration

    4. Col Abdulwahab Lawal (Rtd)

    5. Senator Lekan Mustafa

    6. Chris Okorie

    7. Princess Oforitsenere Emiko

    8. Secretary of the Board.

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

    Other members are :

    1. Idris Olorunimbe – Vice Chairman

    2. Abraham Oshidami

    3. Rimini Makama

    4. Aliyu Edogi Aliyu – (Rep FMCIDE)

    5. Joseph B Faluyi – (Rep. of Federal Ministry of Finance)

    6. Auwal Mohammed – (Rep. of FMBNP)

    7. Uzoma Dozie

    8. Peter Bankole

    9. Abayomi Anthony Okanlawon

    10. Gafar Oluwasegun Quadri and the

    11. USPF Secretary

    The Federal Government established the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) to facilitate the achievement of national policy goals for universal access and service to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in rural, unserved and underserved areas in Nigeria.

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