NCC BOSS, AMINU MAIDA, URGES NOKIA TO INVEST IN NIGERIA'S ICT R&D

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has requested Nokia Networks to increase its investments in Research and Development (R&D) to support the growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Nigeria.

NCC BOSS, DANBATTA, RECEIVES MULTIPLE AWARDS AT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY EVENT

• * Commissions E-library At Mumbayya House

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11

For Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the 2022 International Women’s Day became a day for acknowledging his role in women empowerment in the country, as numerous beneficiaries of his efforts decorated him with awards of recognition.

NCC BOSS, DANBATTA, SAYS TELECOMS INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA NOW 75.6 BILLION DOLLARS

• * As Sector Added N10.126 Trillion To GDP In 2022

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has officially announced that the investment profile in the nation’s telecommunications sector, comprising foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment, has reached $75.6 billion as of 2021.

NCC BOSS, DANBATTA, TO DELIVER FOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY'S CONVOCATION LECTURE

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Apparently spurred by the vision, objectives and successes of policies, programmes and projects instituted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to bridge the digital divide and encourage the youth to harness derivable benefits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), the authority of the Fountain University, Osogbo (FUO), Osun State, has picked the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, to deliver 10th and 11th Convocation Lecture of the university.

NCC BOSS, DANBATTA, TO RECEIVE NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY ORDER MERIT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO INDUSTRY

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, will be conferred with the esteemed National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award, among other notable Nigerians.

NCC BOSS, UMAR DANBATTA, BAGS VANGUARD NEWSPAPER'S REGULATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, was at the weekend in Lagos, decorated with the 2022 Regulator of the Year Award at the prestigious 11th Edition of the Vanguard Personality of the Year Award where men and women who have distinguished themselves as achievers of excellence in their various fields of endeavours were honoured.

NCC BOSS, UMAR DANBATTA, EXTOLS VIRTUES OF LATE SARKIN BAI OF KANO, MUKHTAR ADNAN

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has extolled the virtues of the Late Sarkin Bai of Kano, Alhaji Mukhtar Adnan, who passed on at the age of 95.

NCC BOSS, UMAR DANBATTA, LAUDS SWEDISH GOVT, ERICSSON FOR SUSTAINED, REMARKABLE PARTNERSHIP

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has commended the Swedish Government and Ericsson for their commitment and consistency in a strategic partnership with NCC on capacity building which has strengthened the Commission’s regulatory activities.

NCC BOSS, UMAR DANBATTA, NAMED NDLEA AMBASSADOR

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has named the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Professor Umar Danbatta as its Special Ambassador in its renewed war against narcotics and use of other dangerous substances leading to addiction in the country.

NCC BOSS, UMAR DANBATTA, RECEIVES FELLOWSHIP AWARD FROM MICHEAL IMOUDU LABOUR INSTITUTE

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Michael Imoudu National Institute of Labour Studies (MINILS) has decorated the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, with the award of Fellowship of the Nigeria Institute of Labour (NIL) under the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.

NCC BOSS, UMAR DANBATTA, REELS OUT ACHIEVEMENTS AS NIGERIA HANDS OVER WATRA CHAIRMANSHIP TO REPUBLIC OF GUINEA

• * Tasks Member States On Increased Collaboration

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Having successfully piloted the affairs of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) as Chairman in the last year, Nigeria has handed over the mantle of leadership of the Assembly to the Republic of Guinea.

NCC BOSS, UMAR DANBATTA, REVEALS NIGERIA'S RATING IN INTERNET PENETRATION

• * Says Nigeria Is 7th In Mobile Phone Usage Globally

By Agency Reporter

Professor Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says Nigeria is rated eleventh in terms of internet penetration and seventh in terms of mobile phone usage globally.

NCC BOSS, UMAR DANBATTA, SAYS 5G NETWORK WILL REVOLUTIONIZE NIGERIA'S CREATIVE INDUSTRY

• * Tasks Practitioners On Next Phase Of Growth
• As NCC Receives Best Agency Award For Development

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11

The current efforts of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to facilitate deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology will further catalyse the innovativeness and creativity of the entertainment industry in Nigeria and raise its productivity and contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) to new levels.

NCC BOSS, UMAR DANBATTA, SAYS BROADBAND PENETRATION ON FAST-TRACK

* Unveils Achievements In Kano

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The national target to achieve 70 per cent broadband penetration by 2025 is receiving renewed attention from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which promises 50 per cent before the end of 2023.

NCC BOSS, UMAR DANBATTA, SAYS COMMISSION COMMITTED TO PROMOTING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY, CAPACITY BUILDING

• * Set To Strengthen Strategic Collaboration With NIM

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has once again reiterated its stance on professionalizing its workforce and strengthening collaborations with strategic partners such as the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) in order to enhance operational efficiency.

NCC BOSS, UMAR DANBATTA, SAYS MEDIA, TELECOM REGULATOR'S PARTNER

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said the media remains an indispensable partner in information dissemination to the diverse stakeholders of the telecom industry, hence, has earned the respect of the Commission.

NCC BOSS, UMAR DANBATTA, TASKS NODITS ON EFFECTIVE ACTUALIZATION OF MANDATES

* Lists Management’s Expectations

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has urged the Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecom Sector (NODITS) on the need to ensure effective delivery of its mandates with respect to the promotion of indigenous contents in the nation’s telecoms sector.

NCC BOSS, UMAR DANBATTA, TO CHAIR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY LECTURE

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, will chair a public lecture to mark the 2022 International Women Day (IWD) in Kano State, in recognition of his tremendous contribution and support towards promoting the course of women development.

NCC CHAIRMAN, DANBATTA, SWEDISH ENVOY, OTHERS IN ICT WORKSHOP

* L-R: Country Manager and Managing Director, LM Ericsson Nigeria Limited, Peter Ogundele; Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta; Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria-Ghana and Cameroon, Annika Hahn; Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, NCC, Ubale Maska and Director, Special Duties, NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde at the workshop engagement for regulators in the West African region organized by Ericsson and Swedish Programme for ICT in Developing and Emerging Regions (SPIDER) at the NCC’s Annex Office, Mbora, Abuja.

NCC COMMENDS COLLABORATION AMONG GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the level of collaboration existing between government agencies which has contributed to a healthy approach to meeting the strategic objectives of different organisations.