PRESIDENT TINUBU RECONSTITUTES THE BOARD OF THE NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE President Tinubu Reconstitutes the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission 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. 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. • 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 o...
The Director-General,Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority {NCAA},Mr Usman Muktar,says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,Abuja,runway is ready for operation and can be opened on wednesday.''We have carried out the inspection and we have confirmed that the job has been done quite satisfactorrily in line with the International Civil Aviation Organisation {ICAO} standard and recommended practices.So,the airport,the runway is very ready to accept flight operations safely.By this,we are declaring that the airport and its runway are quite operational at the time that has been determined as the official opening of this airport,'' he declared.Muktar said that the agency had already issued ''Notice to Airmeen {NOTAM}'' to all aviators worldwwide that the airport was ready for reopening Wednesday as scheduled. Earlier on Managing Director Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria,FAAN,Engr. Saleh Dunoma over the weekend declared that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,Abuja runway will today be ready for inspection by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,NCAA,and if certified okay by the regulatory authority,will be reopen for flight operations.This is two clear days before the reopening date of 19th April of the runway for air traffic.Dunoma who made this declaration after inspecting the runway said; ''We will be ready by Monday,April 17 but we are leaving the remaining two days for Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,NCAA,because they have to certify that what we have done is in accordance with their standards.If they do that,we will bring in the traffic.But if they do not,we have the opportunity of making corrections within the two days we have saved.No doubt about that,we will open it as scheduled.Just as I have said,we worked with NCAA throughout the period,they have been making corrections.But for formality,we need to make sure that all the necessary corrections meet the requirement of the civil aviation authority.All the critical items of work are 100% except may be two items,which are the markings and the cleaning.Other critical item which is not works but the inspection and certification will bring in traffic back to Abuja.Asphalt work is 100%,markings have reached almost 70%,the airfield lighting system has reached 80%.There is additional work which has nothing to do with this repair but we are seizing the opportunity of the closure of the airport to do it.This has to do with the APEX {Airport Excellence in Safety} re;lated items.We are now levelling all the airfield lightings locations,all the installations and flash ith the ground surface.In case of any skidding,there will not be concrete projection above the ground surface,'' Dunoma said.One more photo below.
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