President Bola Tinubu has nominated Abdullahi Garba Ramat, an engineer as the new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

Ramat, 39, is an electrical engineer and administrator, with a PhD in Strategic Management, among other qualifications.

The President also nominated two commissioners for the NERC.

They are Mr Abubakar Yusuf, Commissioner of Consumer Affairs and Dr Fouad Olayinka Animashun, Commissioner of Finance and Management Services.

All the nominations are subject to Senate confirmation.

The commission’s acting chairman will continue to hold his position until the confirmation of the new chairman-designate.