From right: Mohammed Rufai, Chief Technical Officer (CTO); President/CEO DBI Prof Mohammed Ajiya, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe OFR, Chairman of MTN Board; Rt Hon O. B. Gbeleyi, Chairman DBI Board; Karl Toriola, Chief Executive Officer(CEO) MTN; Uto Ukpanah, Company Secretary and Tobechukwu Okigbo, Chief Corporate Services Officer (CCSO)
February 26, 2022
The Digital Bridge Institute, DBI, and MTN Nigeria have exchanged commitments on the need to partner in the area of capacity building and upskilling to deepen the nation’s digital economy.
Management of both organisations made the commitment on Friday, 25th February, 2022, at MTN Nigeria headquarters, Lagos, when the President/CEO, DBI, Prof. Mohammed Ajiya and Chairman, DBI, Rt. Hon. Olusegun Bolanle Gbeleyi, paid a working visit to the giant telecom operator.
The DBI duo, who were in a bid to reposition the Institute, met with the Chairman of MTN, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, Chief Executive Officer of MTN, MR. Karl Olutokun Toriola, MTN Company Secretary, Barrister (Mrs) Uto Ukpanah, Corporate Services Executive, Mr. Tobe Okigbo and Chief Technical Officer, Mr. Mohammed Rufai, to present five different training packages on new technical training courses to be offered by the DBI.
In their responses, both the Chairman and the CEO of MTN assured the DBI team of their support in deploying the new technical training courses, as part of their commitment to drive the nation’s digital economy forward through human resources development and exposure.
DBI was established in 2004, when Dr. Ernest Ndukwe was the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.
The Digital Bridge Institute, (DBI) has world class facilities for ICT and the Telecommunications Technology training needed for the next generation of technical operators and telecommunications industry whizzes.
DBI said it is set to assist the mobile phone network providers in the areas of capacity building without the need for them to go abroad.
