May 8, 2018

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says that Nigeria’s participation in the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in Durban, South Africa will focus on attracting new investors to deepen broadband penetration.

The Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Mr Tony Ojobo made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja.

Ojobo said this year’s participation would be to particularly attract new investors to the much sought broadband segment of the sector to meet the 30 per cent target by the end of 2018.

“These investors will deepen Nigeria’s quest for pervasive broadband whose penetration level currently stands at 22 per cent,’’ he said.

He said that riding on the crest of the successes the country recorded in the South Korea ITU Telecom World 2017, Nigeria’s planning committee for the 2018 edition of ITU Telecom World holding Sept. 10 to Sept. 13, 2018 has been inaugurated.

Ojobo said that the Nigerian delegation, which will be led by Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, include the Chairman of NCC Board, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye; Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC Prof. Umar Danbatta.

The theme of the 2018 ITU conference is: “Innovation for Smarter Digital Development”.