Principal Officers

The Energy Commission of Nigeria has eighteen (18) Departments, each under a Director. Similarly, there are six (6) Energy Research Centres under the Commission with specific Technical/Research roles.

Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi
PhD,(Mech. Engrg); MIMechE.

Director General/Chief Executive Officer

Engr. Okon N. Ekpenyong
B. Eng(Electrical), M.Eng(Energy Studies), R.Eng(COREN), IN-SHP(Certificate), FICAN, FIMC, FIOGR, MWEC, MSESN, MIN-SHP, MIAEng, MWSSET

Director, Linkages, Research & Consultancy

Barr. Funmi Teniola Abiodun
LL.B, B.L.

Director, Legal and Energy Law

Abdulazeez Yakubu Elamah, Esq.
BA (Comb. Hons.), PGDip (Public Relations), MPA, Bachelor of Laws (LL. B), BL.

Director, Media & Public Affairs

Mr. Cletus D. Nnah
BSc. (Accounting), MBA (Financial Management), ACSA (USA), FCCA, ACIT, MCIM

Director, Finance & Accounts


Mr. Abioye Waheed Olaiya
BSc. Hons. (Accounting), MBA, MIPSA, ACSA(USA), AANAN, ACIT

Director, Budget, Monitoring and Evaluation

Engr Mohammed Adam Mundu
BSc. Petroleum Engrg, M.Eng Energy Engrg, R.COREN, FIDFPM, MNSE, MNIP

Director, Energy Information Systems

Hajara Onaolapo Babatunde-Gegele
BSc.( International Relations),PGD (Business Admin), MNIM

Director, General Services

Engr. Felix O. Olu
B.Eng (Hons) (Electrical),MSc (Electronics-ICT), MNSE, MNCS, FNIEEE

Director, Internet Digitalization & Communication Technology


B. F. Ibrahim Sulu
MSc.(Mech. Eng.)

Director, Energy Management

Dadeino H. Bamaiyi
BSc Accounting, MBA (Finance),MANAN, MASA(USA), AMNIM

Director, Internal Audit

Haruna Bala
BA, MPA, MPIA, MCIPM, MNIIA

Director, Reforms Coordination and Service Improvement

Bashir Muhammad Liman
MEng. (Mechanical Production), PGD(Chemical Engineering), MSE, MWEC-NNC

Director, Nuclear Energy


Engr. Abaka Jafar Umar
B. Eng(Elect- Elect), M.Eng(Energy Studies), MCAD

Director, Public Procurement

Engr. Steve O. Adedayo

Director, Energy Training & Manpower Development

Dr. Asogwa Jude Chukwugozie
PhD(Electrical) MNSE, R.Engr.COREN

Ag. Director, Renewable Energy

Dr. Abdulwaheed Suleiman Ahmed
PhD Environmental Engineering, MRSC, MSESN, MNES, MCSN

Ag. Director, Special Duties


Mr. Ahmed Abdurrahman
B.Engr. (Agric)

Ag. Director, Energy Policy, Planning and Analysis

Dennis Iyeke Igbinomwanhia, PhD
PhD(Design & Manuf. Engrg) FNIPES, MNSE, R.Engr. COREN

Director National Centre for Energy and Environment (NCEE) University of Benin, Benin City.

Prof. Adebayo Wahab Salami
PhD (Civil Engineering), MNSE, R.Engr. COREN

Director, National Centre for Hydropower Research and Development (NCHRD) University of Ilorin, Ilorin

Prince O.O.E Ajibola
PhD (Systems Engineering), MNSE, R.Engr. (COREN), FSEA, MBMES (USA)

Ag. Director, National Centre for Energy Efficiency and Conservation, (NCEEC) University of Lagos, Lagos


Prof. Muazu Musa
PhD (Nottingham,UK), M.Engr. (BUK), B.Engr & HND-BKPoly; COREN, FSESN, MNSE, MNIP,MWSSET & United Nations University, Fellow in Renewable Energy (IIT,NewDelhi-India)

Ag. Director, Sokoto Energy Research Centre (SERC) Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

Dr. Bappah Adamu Umar
PhD (Structural Geology), MSc (Applied Environmental Geology), BTech (Applied Geology), MNMGS, MNES

Ag. Director, National Centre for Petroleum Research and Development, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi

Engr. Dr. Izuchukwu Francis Okafor
PhD, M. Eng. (Mech. Engrg), B. Eng.(Mech. Engrg), SESN, MWEC-NNC, CMNSE, ASME, R.Engr. COREN

Ag. Director, National Centre for Energy Research and Development (NCERD) University of Nigeria, Nsukka