Award of Exemplary Leadership In Public Service: Professor Umar Garba Dangbata, Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Bag Nigeria NewsDirect: Award As An Exemplary Leader In Public Service
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Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), receives the award for “exemplary leadership in publisher service.” He is currently serving a second term of five years in office, following the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2020.
The event, which took place in Lagos in honour of the 12th year anniversary of Nigerian NewsDirect Newspaper on Friday, had the theme, “Good Governance: Private and Public Sectors’ Roles in Rising Revenue, Growth, Development, and a Positive Turnaround of the Nigerian Economy.”
Professor Umar Garba Dangbata, who was represented by the Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Reuben Mouka, received the award and dedicated it to all NCC staff.
Danbatta is the recipient of scores of distinguished awards and certificates of honour both nationally and internationally, including the prestigious Zik Prize in Professional Leadership. His strides in reviving the Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) and the introduction of a harmonized national emergency communication number, 112, helped the NCC win the International Public Relations Association Golden Award in the year 2000, as the centers played a pivotal role in containing the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
The multiple award-winning professor has played a huge role in the attainment and surpassing of Nigeria’s national broadband target in 2018, and he is currently among those leading the charge for the realization of the new national broadband target of 70% by 2025, after the country achieved and surpassed its earlier national target of 30% penetration in 2018. Through an effective regulatory regime and various cutting-edge initiatives, Danbatta has strengthened the role of the telecommunications sector as a major contributor to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and boosted telecoms investment inflows from $36 billion to over $70 billion since 2015, among others.
