The apex telecommunications regulator in the country, the
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at the weekend shined as the award for
the African Regulator Award was handed over to the commission in the city of
Accra, capital of Ghana, reports ITRealms.
According to the chief executive officer and publisher of London-based
MobileWorld magazine and United Kingdom (UK) registered Instinct Wave Incorporate,
Mr. Akin Naphtal, the Africa Information Technology and Telecoms Award (AITTA) happened
at Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast City, Accra, Ghana was the climax of a two-day
3rd West Africa Telecom Summit and Expo 2016.
He also disclosed that the Director, Public Affairs at NCC,
Mr. Tony Ojobo who represented the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar G.
Danbatta received the award presented by Ghana’s Chief Regulator and
Director-General, National Communications Authority (NCA), Mr. William Tevie.
The MobileWorld boss explained that the choice of NCC as the
winner of the award based on the U.K. firm’s Intelligence Unit gathering of
data across the African continent. Stressing, “NCC’s strong and committed
effort to enhance competitiveness and innovation as factors of economic growth”
made it the winner of the award.
He further said that NCC’s transparent regulatory
activities, prudent management of spectrum and human resources made the
Commission, a regulator of choice.
Besides these, the NCC remains the pathfinder and first
among equals as far as telecommunications activities are concerned that is why
it remains a shining example of how the sector should be regulated.
Today, Nigeria is the investors’ first choice for telecommunications
investments in Africa.
The organisers also said, that Nigeria by the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) assessment recorded the highest and fastest
growth in numbers connected by five years consecutively and so got global nods
for that and coming home to Africa, the continent has continued to benefit from
NCC’s experience and expertise.
In addition, he said, the active subscriber base of Nigeria
surpasses those of several countries combined in Africa and Africa’s largest
networks reside in Nigeria, all thanks to the robust regulatory activities of Commission.
Responding, Ojobo dedicated the award to the Almighty God, asserting
it is “a motivation for the Commission to do more, in protecting both the
consumers and operators.”
Nigeria delegation to the award returned with National
Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) carting award for Local
content promotion in Africa), President of Nigeria Computer Society (NCS),
Prof. Adesola Aderounmu (for promoting advancement of IT professionalism in
Africa), Main One Cable Company (for Africa wholesale Telecom Company of the
year), IHS Towers (for Africa Telecom Infrastructure Company of the year) and
Mr. Stanley Jegede of Phase 3 Telecom (for Africa Telecom Entrepreneur of the
year).
Some of the Nigeria delegation to the award ceremony in
Accra comprised the acting Director General of NITDA, Dr. Vincent Olatunji;
Director, Public Affairs NCC, Tony Ojobo, President, Association of Telecom
Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, Olusola Teniola, his NCS counterpart, Prof.
Adesola Aderounmu, Cyber Security Expert, Alhaji Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola and Kazeem
Oladepo among others.
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