Executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof. Umar Danbatta has reiterated the commission’s stance on professionalising its workforce and strengthening collaborations with strategic partners such as the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) in order to enhance operational efficiency.
Danbatta stated this while receiving a delegation led by the acting registrar and CEO of NIM, Jude Iheanacho, who paid a courtesy visit to the NCC head office recently.
Director, human capital and administration, Usman Malah, who represented the EVC at the event, noted that the commission places a high premium on capacity building and is implementing policies geared towards achieving this vital objective.
Speaking further, Malah declared that the commission’s faith in the transformational capacity of skilled human resources is demonstrated by the commission’s support to staff who are members of the Institute. The support includes prompt payment of membership fees for its staff; and subscription to and participation in NIM’s mandatory capacity building programmes for members.
Malah promised to make recommendations to the management of commission to take additional steps in solidifying the strategic relationship, such as setting up a joint committee of the two bodies to draw up modalities for inter-agency collaboration.
Iheanacho, in his response, lauded NCC for its positive contribution to the telecommunications sector and also said a highly-skilled, highly professional workforce was needed to regulate the dynamic, competitive, and highly intellectual world of telecommunications.
The NCC, Ihenacho observed, has been an exemplary public sector institution noted for its proactive, all-inclusive engagement of stakeholders in the telecoms sector.
The NIM chief executive, who acceded that there was a need for strategic partnership between the two organisations, also declared that there were a variety of emergent upskilling programmes by NIM aimed at ensuring that Nigeria was in tune with global trends.
The reception of the NIM team and the interaction took place at the NCC Conference Hall and was attended by the head of administration at NCC, Ibrahim Aliyu; head of human capital, Safiya Jijji, who was represented by Folorunsho Mesele, a principal manager in the human capital department.
