Joseph Bakare
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), following the Senate’s confirmation of its members on December 16.
Tinubu, while doing this also charged the Board members of NERC 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.
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.
Also appointed is Yusuf Ali, PhD, as 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, was appointed as Commissioner.
Mr Shatti is serving a second term as commissioner. He was first appointed in January 2017.
Also named as Commissioner is Mr Dafe Akpeneye.
Mr Akpeneye is serving a second term, having been first appointed as a Commissioner in January 2017.
Aisha Mahmud Kanti Bello, is also coming in as Commissioner.
Aisha Bello is serving her second term, having been first appointed as a Commissioner in December 2020.
Another Commissioner in the NERC is Dr Chidi Ike.
Dr Ike is serving his first term, having been first appointed as a Commissioner in February 2022.
Another Commissioner Dr Fouad Animashaun is serving his first term, effective December 2025.
He is an energy economist with extensive experience in the Nigerian power sector and most recently served as Executive Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission.