President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new members to the boards of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), both operating under the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.
The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, through an official statement.
As outlined in the statement, Idris Olorunnimbe has been appointed as Chairman of the NCC board, while Dr. Aminu Wada will retain his role as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer—a position he has held since October 2023 following his appointment and subsequent confirmation by the Senate in November of that year.
Onanuga noted that Olorunnimbe previously served as a member of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund Board, where he headed the Stakeholder and Governance Committee.
The newly constituted NCC board also includes Abraham Oshidami, who serves as Executive Commissioner for Technical Services; Rimini Makama, the Executive Commissioner for Stakeholder Management; as well as Hajia Maryam Bayi, Colonel Abdulwahab Lawal (rtd.), Senator Lekan Mustafa, Chris Okorie, Princess Oforitsenere Emiko, and the board secretary.
In addition, President Tinubu has approved the formation of the USPF board, to be chaired by the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, with Olorunnimbe serving as Vice Chairman.
Other USPF board members include Oshidami, Makama, Aliyu Edogi Aliyu (representative of the FMCIDE), Joseph B. Faluyi (representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance), Auwal Mohammed (representative of the 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.
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.
Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
Information & Strategy)
August 12, 2025
What you should know
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) regulates the telecommunications industry, while the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) works to expand ICT access in underserved areas.
The appointments reflect the Tinubu administration’s ongoing restructuring of key national agencies to align with its vision for digital growth.
