President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, following the Senate’s confirmation of its members on December 16.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement on Thursday.
He stated that Musiliu Olalekan Oseni, PhD is the chairman the reconstituted board.
Oseni started his service as a Commissioner in January 2017.
He was subsequently appointed vice chairman of the commission.
His appointment as chairman took effect from 1 December 2025 and shall subsist until the completion of his ten-year tenure at the commission, in accordance with the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2023.
Yusuf Ali, PhD is the vice chairman.
Ali was first appointed as a Commissioner in February 2022.
His designation as vice chairman took effect on 1 December 2025 and shall remain in effect until the completion of his first term.
Mr Nathan Rogers Shatti is a commissioner.
He is serving a second term as commissioner and was first appointed in January 2017.
Mr Dafe Akpeneye is also a commissioner, and he is serving a second term.
He was first appointed as a commissioner in January 2017.
Aisha Mahmud Kanti Bello is another commissioner.
She is serving her second term, having been first appointed as a commissioner in December 2020.
Dr Chidi Ike is a commissioner and is serving his first term, having been first appointed as a Commissioner in February 2022.
Dr Fouad Animashaun, another commissioner is serving his first term, effective December 2025.
An energy economist, Animashaun, has extensive experience in the Nigerian power sector and most recently served as Executive Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu charged the board members of NERC to deepen and consolidate the ongoing transformation of Nigeria’s power sector, in strict alignment with the letter and spirit of the Electricity Act, 2023.
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