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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.
This promise was one of the highlights of the special media chat with executive editors and media chiefs in the northern part of the country, hosted by the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, to unveil his achievements since the resumption of office till date.
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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.
At the conferment ceremony in Abuja recently, which was part of the series of events marking the 40 Anniversary/Founders Day of the Institute, the Director-General of the Institute, Isa Aremu, said Danbatta was being recognised for his exemplary contributions and that of his team to the betterment of the Commission and national workforce.
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Danbatta says broadband penetration to hit 50% by year-end
The telecoms sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased significantly to 16 per cent in the second quarter of 2023, according to the data reported by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) based on the computation by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, stated this in a keynote address delivered at the annual Telecom Executives and Regulators Forum (TERF) hosted by the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) in Lagos on Thursday.
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The Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) is an event organized by the NIGF Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) comprising stakeholders including the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (FMCDE), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Internet Society Nigeria Chapter (ISOC NG), DigitalSENSE Africa Media (DSA), in collaboration with other Nigerian stakeholders.
This year’s event will focus on engaging the multi-stakeholder nature of the NIGF to harness and aggregate productive ideas, best practices, and experiences towards facilitating a safer and more inclusive digital future for all Nigerians, taking into consideration the role of balancing regulation, cybersecurity, and the new emerging technologies as an approach to strengthening national policies towards the same outcome.
The outcome is expected to build consensus among stakeholders on actionable recommendations for both state and non-state actors in the Internet ecosystem. This forum will also advance the nation’s position at the regional and global Internet Governance Forum (IGF).
Join us to discuss some of today’s most pressing Internet Governance and Digital Policy Issues at the: NIGF 2023 with the THEME: Towards a Secure and Inclusive Digital Future for Nigeria: Balancing Regulation, Cybersecurity, and Emerging Technologies on the 13th – 14th September 2023 by 10:00 am.
Register at (https://igf.ng/)
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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.
Speaking at a workshop jointly organised by NCC and its Swedish partners within the framework of the Swedish Programme for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Developing and Emerging Regions (SPIDER), Danbatta stressed the significant strides made by NCC in the field of ICT.
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