President Bola Tinubu has reconstituted the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), appointing the immediate past Vice Chairman, Dr. Mulisiu Oseni as the substantive Chairman.
This follows the Senate’s confirmation of its members on December 16, 2025.
President Tinubu charged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the board members 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.
A statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga listed the
members of the newly reconstituted Board and their respective profiles as follows: 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.
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.
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Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is an independent regulatory body with authority for the regulation of the electric power industry in Nigeria. NERC was formed in 2005 under the Obasanjo administration’s economic reform agenda through the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005 (repealed), now the Electricity Act 2023 for the formation and review of electricity tariffs, transparABOUT NERC:
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