Body wins regulator of the year award

Media reports confirm that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has won the African Regulator Award for 2015.

The Africa Information Technology and Telecoms Award (AITTA), which took place at the Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast City, Accra, Ghana was the highlight of the two-day 3rd edition of the West Africa Telecom Summit and Expo 2016.

According to Nigeria CommunicatiionsWeek, the award was hosted by the London-based MobileWorld magazine and United Kingdom-based Instinct Wave Inc.

The NCC's award was received by Mr. Tony Ojobo, director, Public Affairs at NCC who represented Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) of the NCC. The award was presented to Ojobo by Mr. William Tevie, Ghana’s Chief Regulator and Director General of the National Communications Authority (NCA).

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According to the organisers, the NCC’s transparent regulatory activities, prudent management of spectrum and human resources makes it a regulator of choice.

"This is motivation for the Commission to do more, in protecting both the consumers and operators,” said a visibly excited.

Other award winners from Nigeria included the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), (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), the Nigeria CommunicationsWeek report said.