FG Gets Industry Commendation On Telecom Policies
SHALOM OLALEYE
Cross section of participants at the ongoing 10th Edition of the National Council on Communications and Digital Economy, which commenced at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, have commended the Federal Government for its commitment in providing leadership and guide for industry growth.
The commendation followed the listing of about 20 policies by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, aimed at promoting different areas of the digital economy, including the flagship National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) 2020 – 2030, and the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP) 2020-2025 – all of which have started to yield concrete, positive results for the economy.
Pantami said,“The recent assessments by the Foreign Development and Commonwealth Office (FDCO) and the KPMG Consulting, which adjudged the communications and digital economy sector as the best-performing sector in Nigeria, were based on eight key priority areas, one of which was in revenue generation, where the sector has raised government revenue profile by 594 per cent.”
Among those who applauded the Federal Government’s vision for the sector are the Secretary to Oyo State Government, Olubamiwo Adeosun, who represented Governor of Oyo State , Oluseyi Makinde, and the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),
Umar Danbatta.