The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring improved security of telecommunications infrastructure nationwide through collaboration with all relevant agencies and security outfits in the country.
Th e commission made this affirmation when the Chairman of the NCC Board, Chief Idris Olorunnimbe, and the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, paid a visit to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Olatunji Disu, at the Police Force headquarters in Abuja.
During their discussions, the NCC leadership and the IGP agreed on the need to strengthen inter-agency cooperation as a strategic step to protect critical telecom infrastructure and ensuring effective implementation of the Presidential Order on Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII).
The parties also discussed on improving operational coordination between the commission and the Police in response to rising incidents of vandalism and threats to national telecommunications assets by criminals.
Similarly, they stressed the need for stronger collaboration to reinforce Nigeria’s security architecture and protect vital communication systems that support national development and economic stability.
Specifically, the NCC team maintained that safeguarding telecom infrastructure remained a national priority, in view of the increasing roles of digital connectivity in governance, business operations, and security coordination.
The parties rounded off the parley with a renewed commitment to working closely by jointly tackling emerging threats to telecoms infrastructure and ensuring the resilience of the nation’s economy amid current whirlwinds in the global economic landscape.
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L-R: Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida; Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Olatunji Disu, and the Chairman of the NCC Board, Idris Olorunnimbe, when he led a team of the NCC on a visit to the IGP at Police headquarters in Abuja