Nigerian universities get N100m from NCC for ICT innovation, research

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said over N100 million had been released to some Nigerian Universities to carry out research in telecommunications and Information Communication Technology (ICT).

The commission’s Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Endowment of Professorial Chairs for Bayero University, Kano (BUK) and Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO).

He added that this would boost the economy and create employments.

He said the two endowed institutions got N20 million each for the professorial chair for 2019-2020, as pilot scheme, adding that other universities would soon enjoy the intervention.

He said: “This regulatory intervention is novel in telecommunication services regulation in Africa.

Read also: Bayelsa Assembly Speaker fails to show up for CCT trial

“We believe that it would open up vista of growth opportunities in the ICT sector in Nigeria: For the Academia, “It would enhance the quality of research on that sector as well as the quality of academic and professionals in the beneficiary universities.’’

The Executive Vice Chairman urged the beneficiary universities to deploy best-in-class human and material resources capable of delivering the objectives of the project.

“The commission will be encouraged to do more if the key objectives of the programme are achieved for the benefit of the consumers, the industry, academia and our nation,” he said.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now