. ▁The ▁Niger ian ▁President ▁nomin ates ▁one ▁nom ine e ▁Commission er ▁to ▁represent ▁his / her ▁ge opol it ical ▁zone ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁a ▁fixed ▁ten ure ▁of ▁ 4 ▁years , ▁renew able ▁once ▁only . ▁The ▁Chair man / CE O , ▁has ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 5 ▁years , ▁also ▁renew able ▁once ▁only . ▁The ▁nom ine es ▁are ▁d uly ▁screen ed ▁by ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Senate . ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ▁of ▁N ER C ▁issues ▁orders ▁on ▁electric ity ▁matters ▁in ▁Niger ia . ▁It ▁makes ▁regul atory ▁dec isions ▁and ▁issues ▁final ▁license ▁to ▁invest ors / oper ators . ▁It ▁also ▁sett les ▁industrial ▁disput es ▁through ▁its ▁A DR ▁mechanism ▁in ▁an ▁open ▁hearing . ▁ ▁N ER C ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁seven ▁Div isions : ▁ ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Chair man / CE O , ▁Engineering , ▁Stand ards ▁and ▁Saf ety ▁Division , ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁Management ▁Services ▁Division , ▁Government ▁and ▁Cons umer ▁Affairs ▁Division , ▁Leg al ▁Lic ens ing ▁and ▁En for cement ▁Division , ▁Market ▁Compet ition ▁and ▁R ates ▁Division , ▁and ▁the ▁Ren ew able ▁Energy / Res earch ▁and ▁Development ▁Division . ▁ ▁Reform ▁of ▁electric ity ▁sector ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁The ▁Electric ▁Power ▁S ector ▁Reform ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁established ▁N ER C ' s ▁authority ▁to ▁imp ose ▁mand atory ▁reli ability ▁standards ▁on ▁the ▁transmission ▁system ▁and ▁to ▁imp ose ▁pen alt ies