THE Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, has described as key the role of telecommunications to the diversification of the nation’s economy.
Danbatta made this assertion in his presentation to Course 29 Participants at the National Defence College, Nigeria, last week.
Speaking on a theme, “The Telecommunications Industry and National Development in Nigeria: The Roles of the NCC in Promoting Digital Economy”, Danbatta said, the telecoms sector is the life-wire that will drive the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) of the Federal Government.”
He noted that the sector plays a dual role of contributing to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and being an enabler to other sectors of the economy.
By Etuka Sunday
The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has described as key the role of telecommunications to the diversification of the nation’s economy. Prof. Danbatta made this assertion in his presentation to Course 29 Participants at the National Defence College, Nigeria, on Monday. Speaking on a theme, “The Telecommumcations Industry and Nanonal Development in Nigeria: The Roles of the NCC in Promotmg Digital Economy”, he said, Telecoms sector is the life-wire that will drive the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) of the Federal Government.” He noted that the sector plays a dual role of contributing to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and being an enabler to other sectors of the economy.
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The Nigerian Communications Commission on Friday said it remitted over N362.34bn as revenue in five years to the Federal Government’s consolidated revenue account.
Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Umar Danbatta, said this in his presentation to Course 29 Participants at the National Defence College Abuja.
He stated that the role of telecommunications was critical to the diversification of Nigeria’s economy.
In a statement issued in Abuja by the spokesperson of the NCC, Ikechukwu Adinde, the NCC boss said the telecoms sector was the life-wire that would drive the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy of the Federal Government.
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami. Photo: TWITTER/FMOCDENIGERIA
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has approved the licensing of 173 private sector agents and 30 public sector institutions to conduct enrolment of Nigerians and legal residents into the National Identity Database (NIDB) on behalf of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
The Director-General/Chief Executive of NIMC, Aliyu Aziz, explained in a statement that the agents were picked after successfully fulfilling all the conditions in the advertised expression of interest (EOI), which was done in 2019 as a first step towards the take-off of the National Digital Identity Ecosystem project.
By Jessica Dogo
Abuja, Dec. 18, 2020 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says it remitted N362.34 billion revenue to the Federal Government’s consolidated account in five years
NCC Executive Vice-Chairman Umar Danbatta said this while making a presentation to Course 29 Participants of the National Defence College, in Abuja.
The Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
Adinde said that Danbatta spoke on the theme, “The Telecommumcations Industry and Nanonal Development in Nigeria: The Role of NCC in Promotmg Digital Economy.
He said that the telecoms sector was the life-wire that would drive the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) of the Federal Government.