Commissioners
The Governing body of the Nigerian Communications Commission consists of a board of nine Commissioners; made up of six Non-executive members, including the Chairman - representing each of the six Geopolitical Zones of Nigeria - and three Executive members, including the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive and two Executive Commissioners.
Dr. Aminu Maida is the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 15, 2023 following his nomination by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on October 11, 2023. Immediately prior to his appointment, Dr. Maida was the Executive Director, Technology & 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. Prior to that, Maida was the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) at the Nigerian-based FinTech Arca Payments Network and Senior Manager at Cisco Systems, United Kingdom.