PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mulisiu Olalekan Oseni as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) following the Senate’s confirmation of its members on December 16, in Abuja.
A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday, December 18, said the appointment took effect immediately, as the president equally reconstituted the commission’s board.
Oseni, who was appointed commissioner in January 2017, has subsequently been appointed vice chairman and now the commission’s chairman.
The statement said his appointment took effect from December 1, 2025, and shall subsist until the completion of his 10-year tenure at the commission, in accordance with the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2023.
Other members of the reconstituted board are Yusuf Ali, an academic doctor (Vice Chairman), Nathan Rogers Shatti (Commissioner), Dafe Akpeneye (Commissioner), Aisha Mahmud Kanti Bello (Commissioner) Chidi Ike (Commissioner) and Fouad Animashaun (Commissioner)
Ali was first appointed 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. Also, Shatti is serving a second term as commissioner. He was first appointed in January 2017. Akpeneye is serving a second term, having been first appointed as a commissioner in January 2017.
Similarly, Aisha Bello is serving her second term, having been first appointed as a commissioner in December 2020. Ike is serving his first term, having been first appointed as a Commissioner in February 2022, and Animashaun is serving his first term, effective December 2025.
Tinubu 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.
Brief background about the NERC chairman
Musiliu Olalekan Oseni is a prominent figure in Nigeria’s energy sector.
Before his appointment, he served as NERC vice chairman. He was a research associate in economics and finance of the Built Environment at University College London, and previously worked at the Energy Policy Research Group, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
As NERC’s vice chairman, he’s played a key role in shaping Nigeria’s electricity market, championing reforms that promote transparency, accountability, and sustainable growth.
He has also played a vital role in tariff reform policies, metering initiatives, and safeguarding the rights of electricity consumers.
Harrison Edeh is a journalist with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, always determined to drive advocacy for good governance through holding public officials and businesses accountable.