The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its stance on professionalizing its workforce and strengthening collaborations with strategic partners such as the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) in order to enhance operational efficiency.
The commission’s Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, stressed this while receiving a delegation of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) led by the Acting Registrar/CEO, Jude Iheanacho, who recently paid a courtesy visit to the NCC head office in Abuja.
The NCC’s Director, Human Capital and Administration, Usman Malah, who represented the EVC at the event, noted that the commission placed a high premium on capacity building and is implementing policies geared towards achieving this vital objective.
He pointed out that it was in the commission’s best interest to deepen its collaboration with NIM, through strategic partnering, so that it can improve organizational efficiency and regulatory excellence.
Speaking further, the Director declared that the commission’s faith in the transformational capacity of skilled human resources is demonstrated by its support to staff who are members of the Institute, adding that 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.
He 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.
In his response, Iheanacho, 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.
He described the commission had been an exemplary public sector institution noted for its proactive, all-inclusive engagement of stakeholders in the telecoms sector.
The NIM Chief Executive, who agreed that there was a need for strategic partnership between the two organisations, also declared that there were a variety of emergent up-skilling programmes by NIM aimed at ensuring that Nigeria is in tune with global trends.
Iheanacho also told the Commission that programmes such as the Mandatory Continuing Professional Education Programme; and the Continuing Learning and Development programme were examples of programs that dealt with contemporary issues in management which NCC can leverage for improved workplace efficiency.
The NIM, which was established in 1961, has as its objectives the development of good management, professionalizing management, and improving and standardizing management in Nigeria, amongst others
