Aminu Maida

Aminu Maida is the CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),[1] the apex regulator of Nigeria's Telecoms Industry. He was nominated by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu on 11 October 2023, and was confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on November 16, 2023.[2][3] As CEO, he is also statutorily the Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of NCC.[4]

Career

Maida is from Katsina State of Nigeria and was educated at the Imperial College, London, where he obtained an MSc in Systems Engineering, and later a PhD from the University of Bath in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.[5] He worked as a Systems Engineer at Ubiquisys, currently part of Cisco, and later consulted for EE, which is a subsidiary of British Telecom Group.[6][7] Before his appointment as the head of the NCC, he was the Executive Director, Technology & Operations at Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS).[8] While at NIBSS, he oversaw the operation of the entire payments infrastructure of Nigeria.[9]

Maida has recently undertaken a public enquiry into regulatory instruments for the Communications industry in Nigeria, to promote an accessible and competitive telecoms industry and has been credited for driving innovation in the industry.[10][11] Maida's stated strategic aspiration is to increase the contribution of the telecoms industry to Nigeria's GDP from 14.58% to 25%.[12]

References

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