President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), following the confirmation of its members by the Senate on December 16, 2026.
The development was announced on Thursday in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, Dr Mulisiu Olalekan Oseni has been appointed Chairman of the commission.
Oseni, who joined NERC as a commissioner in January 2017 and later rose to the position of Vice Chairman, formally assumed office as chairman on December 1, 2025.
His appointment will subsist until the completion of his statutory 10-year tenure, in accordance with the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2023.
Dr Yusuf Ali was named Vice Chairman of the commission. Ali, who was first appointed as a commissioner in February 2022, also took office on December 1, 2025, and will serve for the remainder of his first term.
The reconstituted board retains several experienced commissioners serving second terms.
They include Mr Nathan Rogers Shatti, Mr Dafe Akpeneye and Mrs Aisha Mahmud Kanti Bello. Shatti and Akpeneye were initially appointed in January 2017, while Bello joined the commission in December 2020.
Also on the board is Dr Chidi Ike, who is serving his first term as commissioner, having been appointed in February 2022.
In addition, President Tinubu approved the appointment of Dr Fouad Animashaun as commissioner, with effect from December 2025.
Animashaun is an energy economist and a former Executive Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
The President charged the newly reconstituted board to intensify efforts at reforming the nation’s power sector, urging members to consolidate ongoing improvements and operate strictly within the framework and objectives of the Electricity Act, 2023.
