President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new and returning Chief Executive Officers for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and others.
The other agencies are Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) and Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).The Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, October 11 and shared by Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun.
Ngelale said the fresh appointments are under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.
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.
He added that Tinubu has also approved the appointment of a new Special Adviser on Technology and Digital Economy — Idris Alubankudi.
Tinubu’s spokesperson said the appointment of Alubankudi is in line with his “determination to maximally leverage on Nigeria’s proven technological and digital economic prowess to reposition the nation’s economy toward greater financial inclusion.