The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, is expected to address participants of 38th Senior Executive Course of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) on mainstreaming information technology.
This information is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Mr Yakubu Musa, Senior Assistant (Media) to the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC.
The statement said that Danbatta, a professor of telecommunications engineering, would make a presentation on “Mainstreaming Information Communications Technology (ICT) for Poverty Reduction in Nigeria” in an interactive session with participants of the course on March 31.
According to the statement, the NCC boss, who has been globally acclaimed for asserting the regulatory function of the commission, is expected to share his wealth of experience and tremendous intellect with the participants.
It said that participants of the course would be top officials drawn from both the private and public sector, including military, para-military and civilian personnel.
``Prof. Danbatta, who recently unveiled an eight-point agenda, aimed at taking the telecommunications sector to the next level, has supervised more than 60 PhD, MEng and BEng projects.
``In the diverse areas of telecommunications and has also served as external examiner to seven universities and polytechnics,’’ it said.
Danbatta is currently the Chairman of Common Wealth Telecommunications Organisation (WTO). (NAN)
