The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again won the European Award for Best Practices 2016.
The award ceremony, which held in Brussels, Belgium was hosted by the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR), an affiliate of the European Union. No fewer than 63 countries participated in the award ceremony out of which the NCC won the European Award for Best Practices 2016.
The award, which is the Gold category given in recognition of outstanding commitment, support and results in quality management strategies was received by Director Public Affairs, NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo, on behalf of the Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta. According to the organisers, the NCC’s management style, impact on the community that it serves and the professional way it carries out its regulatory activities in supervising a sector which has contributed immensely to the Gross Domestic Product of Nigeria was some of the considerations for the award.
The organisers referred to investors’ confidence in the Nigerian Telecommunications sector as a result of the transparent regulatory activities of the NCC.
Only recently, the telecommunication sector contributed 0.5 percent to the GDP despite the negative growth rate recorded by the economy in the first quarter of 2016.
Indeed the sector’s contribution stood at 5.00 percent up from the 3.49 percent it recorded first quarter 2015.
The European Award for Best Practice 2016 convention in Brussels, Belgium gave awards to selected organisations, Public administrations and companies from Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa and Austiralia in recognition of their outstanding commitment and results in quality management strategies.
Top companies, public administrations and organisations which excel in their services/products and continue to push the limits of quality with innovations received the European Award for Best Practices 2016 for their hard-work and achievements in the presence of the international Business Community.
The European Awards for Best Practices programme takes a comprehensive look at the initiatives and strategies that business leaders implement in their companies and organisations.
A fortnight ago, the NCC was also adjudged as the Regulator of the year.
