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Danbatta commends Ismail Adedigba for NIM Fellowship

Ismail Adedigba, Director of Research and Development at NCC

*Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission, says Ismail Adedigba’s elevation into the prestigious Fellowship of the Institute is well-deserved, as the honour was based on his unbroken antecedents of dedication to public service

Gbenga Kayode | ConsumerConnect

Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has commended Ismail Adedigba, Director of Research and Development (R&D) at the Commission for his recent conferment of the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM).

Mr. Reuben Muoka, Director of Public Affairs at NCC, Monday, August 22, 2022, in Abuja, FCT, stated Adedigba, for many years, has been a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and Fellow of the Association of West African Society for Communications and Administration (FSCA).

Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman/CEO of NCC

The statement said Prof. Danbatta noted that  Adedigba’s elevation is well-deserved, and he commended the Director’s commitment and dedication to the ideals of his profession as well as a remarkable career progression exemplified in his pioneering contributions to the growth of the NCC.

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The Commission’s EVC/NCC also noted: “No doubt, this is well-deserved elevation into the prestigious fellowship of the Institute, which obviously, was based on your unbroken antecedents to dedication in public service. “Therefore, all of us at the Commission felicitate with you on the attainment of this prestigious status at NIM.”

The NCC further disclosed Adedigba’s conferment among other Fellows, took place at the latest Awards of Fellows and Spouses’ Day Luncheon, held at the Muson Centre, Onikan, in Lagos.

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The event featured the decoration of distinguished individual members of the Institute, who have contributed to the development of the Institute, management of the profession, and the civil society at large, said the statement.

The man, Ismail Adedigba, NCC’s Director of R&D

The NCC recalls that with adequate and relevant previous cognate experiences in audit, finance, consultancy and banking inspection, Adedigba joined the services of the Commission April 3, 1995.

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According to the Commission, as a former Head of Internal Audit, he has risen from the ranks in the Departments of Finance; Zonal Administration; Licensing; Business Development; Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF); Corporate Planning, Strategy and Risk Management Department; Consumer Affairs Bureau; and Policy, Competition and Economic Analysis Department for over two decades before his recent promotion as the Director of Research and Development.

Adedigba holds an M.Sc in Business Administration, and B.Sc in Accounting, and he is also an Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ACTIN).

The NCC as well stated the Directory of R&D as a Fellow of NIM, will now be required to be involved actively in all programmes of the Institute through the Faculty of Fellows (FoF), where his core competence and the areas of specialisation in his profession would be brought to bear and utilised.

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