The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been presented the 2021 ITREALMS telecom e-Waste regulator award.
President of the National Association of Telecom Subscribers (NATCOMS) Deolu Ogunbanjo presented the award on behalf of the management of ITREALMS media group at the 2021 ITREALMS e-Waste dialogue held on Thursday at the Welcome Centre Hotels, Lagos, with the theme “e-Waste in Nigeria: Consumer as key to Circular Economy & 20 years of GSM.”
Also speaking on the award, the executive editor-in-chief of ITREALMS Media Remmy Nweke said the award was in recognition of the commission’s commitment to the regulation of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the telecom sector.
The event keynoted by the executive vice-chairman/chief executive officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, who was represented by the head of new media, Ominiyi Ibietan, dwelt on “20 years of GSM and e-Waste in Nigeria.”
He also said that Ogunbanjo was accompanied at the presentation by the president, Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) and publisher of RealNews, Maureen Chigbo; publisher of Newsmart, Rose Mose; teach and admin officer at the E-Waste Producer Responsibility Organisation of Nigeria (E-PRON) Mofesayo Oyedeji, executive director, DigitalSENSE Africa, Nkem Nweke.
He recalled that NCC is the independent national regulatory authority for the telecommunications sector in Nigeria. The commission is responsible for creating an enabling environment for competition among operators in the industry as well as ensuring the provision of qualitative and efficient telecommunications services throughout the country.
Created under Decree No. 75 by the Federal Military Government of Nigeria on November 24, 1992, the commission was charged with the responsibility of regulating the supply of telecommunications services and facilities, promoting competition, and setting performance standards for telephone services in Nigeria.
