Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a strategic partnership between the state government and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in furtherance of the current drive to enhance the nation’s digital economy.
Speaking during a courtesy visit by the NCC’s delegation led by its Executive Vice Chairman, Dr. Aminu Maida, to his office, Sanwo-Olu said the partnership with the telecoms industry regulatory commission aligned with his administration’s commitment to education and technology, which is the third pillar of the government’s THEMES+ developmental agenda.
The governor promised to collaborate with the Commission to protect critical infrastructure and the advancement of telecom and the digital economy.
A press release signed by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, on the visit indicated that Sanwo-Olu maintained that his administration had attracted investments amounting to about $1.2 billion from different organisations into the state’s digital economy.
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The governor said: “We have it on record that within five years of our administration, we have attracted investments in excess of about $1.2 billion directly into the digital space around building data centres, hyper-scale data centres, landing submarine cables, and creating a network of users and providers.”
Earlier in his remarks, Maida commended Sanwo-Olu’s administration for his developmental strides, especially in the area of telecommunication, technology and digital economy.
The NCC’s boss explained that Lagos State remained a strategic partner with NCC, hence the need for collaboration to protect digital infrastructure, issues of Right of Way (RoW), adequate notifications during road construction and rehabilitation, among others.
Maida recalled that President Tinubu in July 2024 signed an Executive Order to protect key infrastructure across the country and charged Nigerians on the need for continuous protection of digital assets.
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Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida (left) receiving the Lagos State Government plaque from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu when he led a team of the commission on a courtesy visit to the governor at the Lagos House, Marina-Lagos recently
