{"id":26381,"date":"2025-08-09T09:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/?p=26381"},"modified":"2025-08-09T09:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:38:14","slug":"tinubu-unveils-nerc-leadership-team-nominates-39-year-old-engineer-as-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/?p=26381","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Unveils NERC Leadership Team, Nominates 39-Year-Old Engineer as Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Bola Tinubu has announced key nominations to lead the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), with Dr. Abdullahi Ramat, a seasoned electrical engineer and strategic management expert, tapped as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Thursday statement by Presidential Adviser Bayo Onanuga, two additional nominations were revealed: Abubakar Yusuf as Commissioner for Consumer Affairs and Fouad Olayinka Animashun as Commissioner for Finance and Management Services. All appointments await Senate confirmation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The President directed that Engr Ramat assume office in acting capacity pending his screening by the Senate, as stipulated by the law,&#8221; the statement noted, ensuring regulatory continuity during the transition period.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 39-year-old Ramat brings multidisciplinary expertise to the role, holding a doctorate in Strategic Management alongside his engineering credentials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Tinubu charged the nominees to leverage their professional backgrounds in advancing the administration&#8217;s power sector reforms, emphasizing their critical role in realizing Nigeria&#8217;s electricity vision.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nominations come at a pivotal moment for Nigeria&#8217;s energy sector, with the new team expected to address longstanding regulatory challenges while implementing the government&#8217;s electricity access agenda. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu has announced key nominations to lead the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), with Dr. Abdullahi Ramat, a seasoned electrical engineer and strategic management expert, tapped as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In a Thursday statement by Presidential Adviser Bayo Onanuga, two additional nominations were revealed: Abubakar Yusuf as Commissioner for Consumer Affairs and Fouad Olayinka Animashun as Commissioner for Finance and Management Services. All appointments await Senate confirmation. &#8220;The President directed that Engr Ramat assume office in acting capacity pending his screening by the Senate, as stipulated by the law,&#8221; the statement noted, ensuring regulatory continuity during the transition period. The 39-year-old Ramat brings multidisciplinary expertise to the role, holding a doctorate in Strategic Management alongside his engineering credentials. President Tinubu charged the nominees to leverage their professional backgrounds in advancing the administration&#8217;s power sector reforms, emphasizing their critical role in realizing Nigeria&#8217;s electricity vision. 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