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Henceforth, any network provider that sends
unsolicited text messages (SMS) to
subscribers would pay a fine of N5million. The
Chairman of the Nigeria Communication
Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta
disclosed this yesterday at the 46th
convocation of the University of Nigeria
Nsukka (UNN).
He spoke on: “The Role of ICT in Tertiary
Education in Nigeria-NCC interventions.”
Danbatta explained that the commission has
contributed over 1.4 trillion naira to the
country’s economy since its inception.
The chairman urged policy makers to adopt
information communication technology (ICT)
to grow the economy. He canvassed the use of
ICT in addressing the challenges in
agriculture, health, energy and education
sectors.“It is in the interest of the country to
harness the potentials in the information-dri
ven age to facilitate the socio-economic
development.
“The commission will continue to facilitate the
improvement of the content delivery and
capacity development of tertiary institutions,”
he said.
He emphasized that NCC’s commitment to
improving learning in tertiary institutions to
reduce time wastage in accessing teaching
and learning materials.
According to him: “Functional SAT 3, Main-
One, Glo 1 and WACS and In-Country Fibre
Optic Cables Distribution and Last Mile, were
other viable investment opportunities for
business people.”
[color =yellow]OUR UNRELIABLE APROKO[/color] reports the NCC
boss then said the N5million fine would then
be shared among those that got text
messages from their network providers but
only to those that report their network to NCC.
