President Tinubu appoints Dr Maida as CEO of NCC
In an official announcement, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr. Aminu Maida as the new Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), succeeding Professor Umar Garba Danbatta.
Dr. Maida’s qualifications include a Masters of Engineering in Information Systems Engineering from Imperial College, a PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship (FinTech Pathway) from the University of Cambridge.
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Until his latest appointment by the President, Dr. Maida was the Executive Director, Technology and Operations at the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS), the nation’s central switch company owned by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and all licensed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in the country.
At the NIBSS, Dr. Maida was responsible for holistically spearheading the technical and operational standardization of all devices deployed in the financial system in Nigeria for interoperability.
The press release which unveiled the identity of the new NCC’s helmsman also disclosed that Maida led a dynamic team that ensured that all terminals used in the e-payment industry and all devices deployed in Nigeria would accept all cards issued by banks and other licensed card schemes without discrimination.
Prior to his appointment at the NIBSS, Maida was the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) at the Nigerian-based FinTech Arca Payments Network and Senior Manager at Cisco Systems, United Kingdom.
As a seasoned technical professional with over 15 years of multi-functional and international experience in FinTech & Telecoms & Enterprise Technology, between 2010 and 2014, Maida worked as a Network Design Consultant at EE, part of BT Group, and one of the largest mobile communications companies in the UK.
His extensive experience in the tech and financial sectors, including roles at NIBSS, Arca Payments Network, and Cisco Systems, make him a strong candidate for leading the NCC.