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The Nigerian Communications Commission on Wednesday said it was working seriously to activate Emergency Communication Centres in states where the facilities were currently non-existent.
It also stated that state governments had been calling on the commission to establish the centres in their states, as this was in recognition of the significance of the facilities.
NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Umar Danbatta, stated this while receiving two international recognitions which the commission got from the International Public Relations Association and the African Public Relations Association.
Danbatta noted that with 19 ECC’s already established in 18 states of the federation and Abuja, the centres played vital roles during emergencies as they facilitated responses from emergency response agencies whenever 112 was dialled from any network.
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A human rights group under the aegis of Edo Civil Society Organisation (EDOCSO) has instituted a suit challenging the federal government directive that all mobile phone subscribers should link their phone numbers to their National Identification Numbers (NIN).
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Members of the Edo Civil Society Organizations (EDOCSO) have instituted a suit challenging the Federal Government’s directive that all mobile phone subscribers should link their phone numbers to their National Identification Numbers (NIN).
The suit, with number FHC/B/CS/13/2020, was filed by Dele Igbinedion, Esq, counsel to the plaintiffs at the Federal High Court, Benin Division.
Joined as codefendants in the suit are the National Identity Management Commission, the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy; the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC and the Attorney-General of the Federation as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants respectively.
Others defendants include the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN as 5th defendant; the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, as 6th defendant and the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, as the7th defendant.