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The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has reiterated NCC's readiness to support any initiative aimed at ensuring universal access to telecommunication services by Nigerians.
Danbatta stated this during a courtesy visit to the Commission by the management of ChamsConsortium, a subsidiary of Chams Plc. The delegation from Chams was led by its Chairman, Sir. Ademola Aladekomo.
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to host the third edition of the Emerging Telecoms Technologies Research and ICT Innovation Forum. This edition, organised for the South-East Region will hold at Protea Hotel Owerri, Imo State from the 17th-18th September, 2019.
The Forum’s theme, “Developing Nigeria’s Tech Ecosystem: Imperative for Improving Local Content”, is in line with the Commission’s commitment to promoting ICT innovation and investment opportunities and facilitating strategic collaboration and partnership in the telecoms sector in Nigeria.
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If the figures released recently by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that the Information and Communications Technology’s (ICT) contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 13.8% is anything to go by then it will more than double the Oil and Gas contribution of 8.8% (presently) in two years, according to the Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami.
The Minister spoke yesterday at the ongoing session of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU Telecom World 2019) in Budapest, Hungary.
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....Pantami leads Nigerian delegation
...Forum theme resonates with NCC's 8-Point Agenda
As the International Telecom Union (ITU) Telecom World 2019 opens in the Budapest, Hungary, the Nigerian delegation led by the Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, is set to explore growth opportunities for the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector which is already playing a transformative role in the Nigerian economy.
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has provided 10 units of desktop computers to the management of Manpower Development Institute (MDI), Dutse, Jigawa State to enhance Information Technology (IT) training at the Institute.
The presentation of the IT equipment to MDI was made by Amina Shehu, Director, Zonal Operations, NCC on behalf of Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, at NCC headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, September 5, 2019.
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