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Tinubu appoints Special Adviser for Digital Economy, new CEOs for NCC, NIGCOMSAT, NIPOST, others

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of new and returning Chief Executives to fresh terms in office across multiple agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.

In the latest appointments, Aminu Maida is now the Executive Vice-Chairman/CEO of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nkechi Egerton-Idehen now calls the shots as MD/ CEO, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) while the DG/ CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi.

A statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity and given to Persecondnews also named Dr. Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner/CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and Tola Odeyemi as the Postmaster General/CEO, Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST).

It said: Furthermore, in line with President Bola 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, the President has approved the appointment of a new Special Adviser to the President.”

Special Adviser to the President on Technology and Digital Economy is Idris Alubankudi.

The appointments take immediate effect.

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