NCC’s Maida to headline 17th Africa’s BoICT Merit and Leadership Lecture

*Ken Nwogbo, Editor-in-Chief of Nigeria Communications Week, discloses the 2026 Africa Beacon of ICT Lectures and Awards holding in Lagos is designed to explore efforts at putting Nigeria on the global ICT map while celebrating celebrate organisations and individuals in ICT and banking sectors of the Nigerian economy

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has has been confirmed as a Special Guest of Honour at the 2026 Africa Beacon of ICT Lectures and Awards.

Organisers said Africa Beacon of ICT Lectures and Awards is widely regarded as the most prestigious annual event available in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry in the country.

Ken Nwogbo, Editor-in-Chief of Nigeria Communications Week, said the event “is digital transformation edition”, holding Saturday, May 30, 2026, at the Four Points by Sheraton, in Lagos.

Africa’s BoICT Lecture is designed to explore efforts to put Nigeria on the global Information and Communications Technologies map.

Nwogbo said the event would also recognise and celebrate organisations and individuals in the ICT and banking industries that have impacted digital transformation of the economy.

He stated that Dr. Maida, oversees the regulation, development, and strategic direction of the Nigerian telecommunications industry.

According to Nwogbo, the EVC/CEO’s leadership at the NCC actively, drives initiatives to improve telecoms consumer experience, enhance infrastructure, and foster collaborations, including the Central Bank of Nigeria, to protect consumers from financial fraud in the industry.

Maida, the statement noted, holds a Ph.D in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath, United Kingdom (UK).

Prior to his joining the NCC, he served as the Executive Director, Technology and Operations at the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS).

At NIBSS, Dr. Maida was responsible for spearheading the technical and operational standardisation of all devices deployed in the financial system in Nigeria for interoperability.

He 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 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, Dr. Maida between 2010 and 2014, worked as a Network Design Consultant at EE, part of BT Group, and one of the largest mobile communications companies in the UK.

The NCC Executive Vice-Chairman was also at some point (2006-2010) a System Engineer at Ubiquisys, a leading company in intelligent 3G and LTE small cells, which is now part of Cisco.

Dr. Maida will be joining will join top dignitaries who have graced the event in the past including, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, former Executive Vice-Chairman of the Commission; Engr. Yomi Bolarinwa, former Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC); Dr. Jean Luc Fort, CEO at OR System France and a specialist in Counterparty Risk; and Professor Chris Nwagboso, Chairman, Knowledge Factory International, United Kingdom.

Others are Chris Uwaje, Chairman, Mobile Software Solutions Limited; Uche Orji, former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA); Biodun Omoniyi, Managing Director/CEO, VDT Communications;  and John Obaro, CEO and founder of Systemspecs; Dr. Isa Pantanmi, former DG, NITDA; Dr. Obadare Peter Adewale, co-Founder and COO, Digital Encode Limited; among others.

The organisers said the highpoint of the BoICT Lecture would be the conferment of awards to companies and individuals for their significant contributions to the growth of technology in Nigeria and indeed Africa.

The event is a five-star event, easily Nigeria’s ICT Oscars, according to Nwogbo.

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