President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new and returning Chief Executives to fresh terms in office across multiple agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy:
The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale.
He said with the new development, Aminu Wada is the new Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.
He replaces Professor Umar Danbatta.
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The new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT, is Nkechi Egerton-Idehen; Director General and Chief Executive Officer, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, is Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi; the National Commissioner / CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission, NDPC, remains Dr. Vincent Olatunji while the Postmaster General / CEO, Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST, is Tola Odeyemi.
Ngelale added that in line with Tinubu’s determination to maximally leverage on Nigeria’s proven technological and digital economic prowess to reposition the nation’s economy toward greater financial inclusion, he (the president) had approved the appointment of a new Special Adviser to the President.
He is Special Adviser to the President on Technology and Digital Economy, Idris Alubankudi.
By the directive of the president, the media aide said, the appointments took immediate effect.
