The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has a new boss in person of Aminu Maida.
This follows President Bola Tinubu’s approval of New Chief Executives across many agencis under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.
Until his latest appointment, Maida was the Executive Director, Technology and Operations at Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS), the country’s central switch company owned by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and all licensed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Nigeria.
He is a seasoned technical professional with over 15 years of multi-functional and international experience in FinTech, Telecoms, and Enterprise Technology.
Prior to his appointment at NIBSS, Msina was CTO at the Nigerian-based FinTech Arca Payments Network and Senior Manager at Cisco Systems UK.
A statement signed by Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, listed the new appointees to include;
Aminu Maida – EVC / CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nkechi Egerton-Idehen – MD / CEO, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT)
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi – DG / CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr. Vincent Olatunji – National Commissioner / CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), and…
Tola Odeyemi – Postmaster General / CEO, Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). The President also approved the appointment of a new Special Adviser to the President on Technology and Digital Economy — Idris Alubankudi.
The statement noted that the appointment of the Special Adviser is in line with the President’s determination to maximally leverage on Nigeria’s proven technological and digital economic prowess to reposition the nation’s economy toward greater financial inclusion.
According to the statement, the afore mentioned appointments take immediate effect.
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