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NCC, LBS consider partnership on capacity building for strategic objectives

L-R: Mrs. Grace Ojougboh, Head of Media and Public Relations, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Mrs. Nkechi Iwegbu, Head of Custom Executive Education, Lagos Business School (LBS); Mr. Victor Banjo, Director of Executive Education, LBS; Mr. Adeleke Adewolu, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, NCC; Mr. Kelechi Nwankwo, Head of Research and Development, NCC; Mrs. Safiya Jijji, Head of Human Capital,NCC; and Edith Afundu, Head of Policy Management, NCC Photo: NCC

*The Nigerian Communications Commission and Lagos Business School of Pan-Atlantic University, in Lagos, consider a partnership on development of customised capacity building interventions to address critical need areas of human capital development for the telecoms regulatory Commission

Gbenga Kayode | ConsumerConnect

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Lagos Business School (LBS) of Pan-Atlantic University (PAU), in Lagos, are considering a partnership that will lead to development of customised capacity building interventions and overhauling of existing training courses offered by the LBS to address critical need areas of the Commission’s human capital development.

Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC/CEO) of NCC, emphasised the imperative of such collaboration during a visit of an LBS delegation, led by Victor Banji, Director of Executive Education at the School, to the NCC’s Head Office, in Abuja, FCT, recently.

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Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director of Public Affairs at NCC, stated Prof. Danbatta spoke through Barr. Adeleke Adewolu, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management of NCC, who received the LBS delegation (alongside other Senior Management Staff of the Commission) on his behalf.

Addressing the visiting team, Adewolu noted that NCC constantly engages in staff training as part its strategy to build managerial and technical skills required to manage the ever-dynamic telecoms regulatory environment in Nigeria.

The NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, also said while LBS has been a training partner of the telecoms sector regulator over the years, and currently, provides some classes of capacity building to staff of the Commission, it has become necessary to expand the training scope by ensuring that other customised programmes that target specific needs of the Commission’s human capital are designed by the School in collaboration with the NCC team.

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This is to meet strategic objectives and enhance the relationship of the two organisations, stated the Commission.

It is also noted among the areas of interest to the regulatory Commission are courses on performance appraisal management, policy formulation and execution, risk management, technical report writing, telecoms-related training, tariff and competition management, as well as basic training on policy formulation and implementation, social media training, and audio-visual editing, among others.

Adewolu further said: “I thank the LBS for its collaboration with NCC over the years in the area of human capital development.

“However, we expect that LBS will work with NCC to see how we can collectively overhaul the existing courses and bring new courses to NCC’s attention which we will, in turn, subject to our training need analysis (TNA).”

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He stated: “This may result in a review of ur existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) towards making our relationship much stronger and more mutually beneficial.”

The Executive Commissioner also explained though NCC is a regulatory agency, it has seen the need for indigenous digital skills development in Nigeria, and this underscores the NCC’s creation of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) to meet the human capital needs of the burgeoning telecoms and  ICT sector of the country’s economy.

Adewolu identified other areas of focus in meeting educational needs of the sector to include indigenous digital skills development, sponsoring of hackathon, provision of research grants to the academia, endowment of professorial chairs in universities, and the acceleration of digital infrastructure deployment across the country to boost digital literacy and skills for Nigeria’s socio-economic development.

On the purpose of the visit to the Commission, Banji of LBS while speaking earlier disclosed that the Business School wishes to serve as a strategic capacity development partner to NCC for its teaming staff; revisit LBS’s existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for necessary enhancements; as well as offer corporate governance, board leadership and management development programmes to enhance corporate effectiveness.

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Banji also commended the NCC for its role in ensuring effective digital transformation in the West African country.

The LBS Director of Executive Education stated: “As the Commission responsible for creating an enabling environment for telecoms operators and allied stakeholders in the industry, as well as ensuring the provision of qualitative and efficient telecommunications services throughout the country, NCC has earned a reputation as a foremost telecoms regulatory agency in Africa.”

According to him, while the LBS will continue to play a prominent and leading role in building leaders with integrity for Nigeria, Africa, and the world, it also believes that with effective Directors and leaders in the public sector organisation, such as the NCC, Nigeria will be managed more efficiently for greater value and sustainable growth.

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“Our conviction at LBS is that telecommunications penetration is one of the critical developments required to transform poverty into prosperity. “Our thesis is simple:  the access to and use of mobile telephony contributes to the health of the population and efficiency of the economy.”

Banji further emphasised the centrality of telecoms as an enabler of development in an economy.

He added: “It is equally a lever for poverty reduction as contained in Goal One of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”

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