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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission following the confirmation of its members by the Senate on December 16.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the approval was disclosed on Thursday in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, the reconstituted board is chaired by Dr Mulisiu Olalekan Oseni. Dr Oseni began his service at the commission as a commissioner in January 2017 and was later appointed Vice Chairman. His appointment as Chairman took effect from December 1, 2025, and will run until the completion of his ten year tenure, in line with the provisions of the Electricity Act 2023.
Members of the reconstituted Board are:
• Mulisiu Olalekan Oseni, PhD. — Chairman
Dr 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. — Vice Chairman
Dr 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 — Commissioner
Mr Shatti is serving a second term as commissioner. He was first appointed in January 2017.
• Mr Dafe Akpeneye — Commissioner
Mr Akpeneye is serving a second term, having been first appointed as a Commissioner in January 2017.
• Aisha Mahmud Kanti Bello — Commissioner
Aisha Bello is serving her second term, having been first appointed as a Commissioner in December 2020.
• Dr Chidi Ike — Commissioner
Dr Ike is serving his first term, having been first appointed as a Commissioner in February 2022.
• Dr Fouad Animashaun — Commissioner. Dr Animashaun is serving his first term, effective December 2025.
The statement added that President Tinubu has charged members of the board 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.
