Nigeria, March 19 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed executive and non-executive board members for the newly created Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO).

This move implements the Electricity Act of 2023.

Dr. Adesegun Olugbade has been named the Board Chairman, while Engineer Abdu Mohammed Bello will serve as the Managing Director.

The President also appointed four Executive Directors: Engineer Nafisatu Asabe Ali for Systems Operation, Engineer Shehu Abba-Aliyu for Systems Planning, Dr. Edmund Eje for Market Operations, and Mr. Babajide Ibironke for Finance and Corporate Services.

Additionally, several Non-Executive Directors were appointed: Engineer Lamu Audu (representing Generation), Mrs. Folake Soetan (Distributio...