President Tinubu appoints Board Members for NCC and USPF
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially constituted the boards of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), both agencies under the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. Idris Olorunnimbe was appointed Chairman of the NCC, with Dr. Aminu Waida continuing as the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, a position to which he was appointed in October 2023 and confirmed by the Senate in November 2023. Olorunnimbe, formerly on the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund Board, chaired its Stakeholder and Governance Committee and contributed significantly to youth employment and entrepreneurship initiatives.
The NCC board also includes Abraham Oshidami (Executive Commissioner, Technical Services), Rimini Makama (Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management), Hajia Maryam Bayi (Former Director, Human Capital & Administration), Col Abdulwahab Lawal (Rtd), Senator Lekan Mustafa, Chris Okorie, Princess Oforitsenere Emiko, and the Secretary of the Board.
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) is the independent regulatory authority responsible for overseeing the communications industry in Nigeria. Its core responsibilities include creating an enabling environment for competition among telecommunications operators, ensuring the provision of high-quality, reliable, and affordable communication services nationwide, and facilitating investments in the sector. The NCC regulates licensing, monitors compliance, manages the frequency spectrum, assigns numbers and electronic addresses, and enforces technical standards for communications equipment. It also protects consumer interests against unfair practices, promotes fair competition, resolves disputes, and drives the development of communication infrastructure and services to support national development. Additionally, the NCC implements universal access programs and advises government policy on communications, ensuring Nigeria’s communication industry operates with efficiency, fairness, and security in line with national and international standards.
For the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, was named Chairman. Other board members include Idris Olorunnimbe as Vice Chairman, Abraham Oshidami, Rimini Makama, Aliyu Edogi Aliyu (representing FMCIDE), Joseph B Faluyi (Federal Ministry of Finance), Auwal Mohammed (FMBNP), Uzoma Dozie, Peter Bankole, Abayomi Anthony Okanlawon, Gafar Oluwasegun Quadri, and the USPF Secretary.
The USPF was established by the Federal Government to support national policy goals aimed at achieving universal access and service to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in rural, unserved, and underserved areas of Nigeria.
This appointment was communicated through a press release by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, dated August 12, 2025.
