LAGOS, July 4 (Reuters) - Etisalat Nigeria confirmed on Tuesday it has appointed a new board, led by the central bank's deputy governor Joseph Nnanna as chairman, after regulators stepped in to save the company from collapse.

A spokesman for the company, which is partly owned by UAE group Etisalat ETEL.AD , said Nnanna has been appointed as chairman, Boye Olusanya as chief executive and Funke Ighodaro as chief financial officer.

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