WorldStage Newsonline— The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced plan to woo relevant investors to Nigeria at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) conference in Durban, South Africa to deepen broadband penetration in the country.
The Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Mr Tony Ojobo who disclosed this in statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja 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”.
