Dr. Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has been appointed to preside over the highly anticipated SUPERNEWS Nigeria SMEs conference.
Scheduled for June 13, 2024, the event will be held at the Radisson Hotel in GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.
In a statement by SUPERNEWS Nigeria’s Publisher, Ngozi Onyeakusi, the decision to appoint Dr. Maida as Chairman reflects the NCC’s steadfast commitment to establishing a robust and reliable regulatory framework conducive to positive outcomes in the Federal Government’s financial inclusion policy.
Recognizing the significant potential of financial inclusion for the Nigerian economy and financial stability, the conference aims to pave the way for substantial advancements in these areas.
Dr. Maida boasts an impressive academic background, including an MEng in Information Systems Engineering from Imperial College, London, in 2002, and a PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath, United Kingdom, in 2006. Additionally, he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship (FinTech Pathway) from the Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, between 2018 and 2019.
The conference will serve as a convergence point for regulators, key players in the financial services and ICT sectors, as well as small business owners, among others. Renowned economist Dr. Biodun Adedipe, Founder and Chief Consultant of B. Adedipe & Associates Limited, is set to deliver a keynote speech on the theme ‘Bringing SMEs into the Financial Services Network via Fintech,’ while the Director General of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) will inaugurate this momentous event.
