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In less than 48 hours after being inducted into the prestigious Nigeria Academy of Engineering (NAE), the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta received an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Science during the 29th and 30th Joint Convocation Ceremony of the University of Jos, Plateau State.
Prof. Seddi Sebastian Maimako, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) distinguished Prof. Danbatta as an Executive and Professor whose agency has been a hub for National communications and has tremendously contributed to the Nigerian Academia by supporting and funding research and projects that have viable impacts to Nigeria’s development.
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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta was inducted as a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering on 21st June 2018 at the University of Lagos.
The EVC and other new fellows of the academy were inducted during the 2018 Annual Lecture of the NAE and investiture ceremony of the 10th president of the Academy.
According to the NAE, Professor Danbatta was selected because he is an erudite engineer and astute administrator whose administration in the Commission has tremendously transformed the telecom sector and grown Nigeria’s broadband penetration from 8% to 22%, according to the ITU-UNESCO Broadband Commission.
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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission stated that the Commission’s collaboration with the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE) would bring about efficient and productive innovations.
The EVC of NCC, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, said this at the 2018 Nigerian Academy of Engineering Annual Technology Dinner Lecture, held on 20th June 2018, at the Metropolitan Club, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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Officials of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) visited the Nigerian Communications Commission on 12th June 2018, to seek collaboration on aviation safety.
The agenda of the meeting was to seek collaboration on standards for telecommunication masts and towers, radio frequency spectrum and remotely piloted aerial systems to ensure safety of air travellers in Nigeria.
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The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta received a delegation from the newly elected National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) on June 07,2018.
The President of the Association, Olusola Teniola stated that they have come to express their interest in working with the Commission and promised to ensure the EVC's tenure in the Commission would never be forgotten in the history of the Nigerian telecom sector.
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