Tag: Prof. Umar Danbatta

NCC Seeks Identification, Elimination of Risks in Telecom Sector

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has embarked on a regulatory step to sensitize the industry about the need for proper and continuous risk identification with the view to managing such risks before they affect the health of the industry. To this effect, the Commission has hosted a two-day maiden conference at its headquarters in Abuja, where its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said it has become imperative to minimize risks in the industry to ensure that services are not disrupted, and that consumers obtain the best services that are…

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NCC Mulls N500m Research Funding For Nigerian Varsities

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Communications Commission has committed over N500 million to Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions across the country to facilitate research and innovations to promote developments in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed this at a two-day Regional Roundtable with Academia, Industry and Other Stakeholders in Kano. Danbatta said the funds have been committed to research grants to universities and tertiary institutions, including professorial chairs in the universities in salient areas to drive technology development. READ ALSO: First 5G In…

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