President Tinubu appoints board members for CreditCorp

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a chairman and eight members of the board of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation, otherwise known as CreditCorp.

The appointment is to “Further expedite the process of expanding consumer credit access to Nigerians,” Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said in a statement signed Tuesday.

The statement is titled ‘President Tinubu appoints the board of Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation.’

They are Aderemi Abdul (Board Chairman & Independent Non-Executive Director and Uzoma Nwagba who was appointed Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer in April 2024.

Others are Mrs. Aisha Abdullahi as Executive Director, Credit, Risk & Portfolio)/CRO, and Ms. Olanike Kolawole as Executive Director Operations/COO.

He also appointed four nominees from various government agencies as Non-Executive Directors.

They are nominees of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated, Dr. Armstrong Takang; National Identity Management Commission, Dr. Peter Iwegbu; Ministry of Trade and Investment, Mr. Mohammed Abbas; Mr. Marvin Nadah of the Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission and a representative of the Federal Ministry of Finance.

The President expects the new members of the Board to “bring their vast experience, competence, and dedication to bear in their functions to achieve CREDICORP’s mandate of accelerating access to consumer credit to millions of Nigerians.”