President Bola Tinubu has approved re-appointment of the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi.
BizPoint recalls that Inuwa was appointed by the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari as the pioneer DG/CEO of NITDA.
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 is contained In a statement on Wednesday by Ajuri Ngelale,
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.
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Ngelale said “the appointments is 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.”
He also announced that the President had approved the appointment of a new Special Adviser to the President on Technology and Digital Economy, Idris Alubankudi.
He added that “by this directive of the President, the above-mentioned appointments take immediate effect.”
The appointees are as follows:
(1) EVC / CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) — Aminu Maida
(2) MD / CEO, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) — Nkechi Egerton-Idehen
(3) DG / CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) — Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi
(4) National Commissioner / CEO, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) — Dr. Vincent Olatunji
(5) Postmaster General / CEO, Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) — Tola Odeyemi
