NCC committed to promoting organisational efficiency, capacity building, says Danbatta

*The Nigerian Communications Commission says it is set to professionalise its workforce and strengthen strategic collaboration with the Nigerian Institute of Management for operational efficiency

Isola Moses| ConsumerConnect

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has  reiterated its stance on professionalising the telecoms sector regulator’s workforce and strengthening collaborations with strategic partners, including the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) to enhance operational efficiency.

ConsumerConnect reports Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of NCC, stated this while receiving a delegation, led by Jude Iheanacho, Acting Registrar and CEO of NIM,  who paid a courtesy visit to the NCC Head Office, in Abuja, FCT, recently.

Usman Malah, Director of Human Capital & Administration at NCC (l) and Jude Iheanacho, Acting Registrar/CEO of NIM

Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director of Public Affairs at NCC, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, stated Usman Malah, Director of Human Capital and Administration at NCC, who represented the EVC/CEO at the event, noted that the Commission places a high premium on capacity building, and is implementing policies geared towards achieving this vital objective.

Malah also said that it was in the Commission’s best interest to deepen its collaboration with NIM, through strategic partnering, so that NCC can improve organisational efficiency and regulatory excellence.

Malah declared that the Commission’s faith in the transformational capacity of skilled human resources is demonstrated by the regulator’s support to staff who are members of the Institute.

According to NCC, the support include prompt payment of membership fees for its staff; and subscription to and participation in NIM’s mandatory capacity building programmes for members.

The NCC Director of Human Capital and Administration also promised to make recommendations to the Management of Commission to take additional steps in solidifying the strategic relationship.

This includes setting up a joint committee of the two bodies to draw up modalities for inter-agency collaboration, stated he.

Iheanacho, in his response, lauded NCC for its positive contribution to the telecommunications sector and also said a highly-skilled, highly professional workforce was needed to regulate the dynamic, competitive, and highly intellectual world of telecommunications.

The NCC, Ihenacho observed, has been an exemplary public sector institution noted for its proactive, all-inclusive engagement of stakeholders in the telecoms sector.

The NIM Chief Executive, who acceded that there was a need for strategic partnership between the two organisations, also declared that there were a variety of emergent upskilling programmes by NIM aimed at ensuring that Nigeria was in tune with global trends.

Iheanacho also informed the Commission that programmes, such as the Mandatory Continuing Professional Education Programme, and  Continuing Learning and Development programmes were examples of programmes that dealt with contemporary issues in management which NCC could leverage for improved workplace efficiency.

The Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) was established in 1961, though the enabling Act, the Nigerian Institute of Management (Establishment) Act was enacted by the National Assembly on July 19, 2003.

The objectives of the institute include the development of good management, professionalising management, and improving and standardising management in Nigeria.

The Commission added that the reception of the NIM team and the interaction, which held in the NCC Conference Hall, was attended by the Head of Administration at NCC, Ibrahim Aliyu; Head of Human Capital, Safiya Jijji, who was represented by Folorunsho Mesele, a Principal Manager in the Human Capital Department.

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