In efforts to provide effective and prompt response system during emergencies, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) through the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy,Dr. Isa Pantami said that 23 Emergency Communications Centres (ECCs) were inaugurated in some States of the Federation, with 13 others underway.
Pantami made the disclosure on Monday, May 31, 2021 at the Batch 10 Launching of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) projects in Abuja, saying that the projects would be achieved by 2022.
The launching of the projects, which held virtually, was in line with the Digital Economy agenda 2020 to 2030 and President Muhammadu Buhari’s target to fight corruption, transform the economy and ensure security.
The projects launched were the National Policy on Virtual Engagements in the Federal Public Institutions, ECC Akure, Ondo State, and Digital Economy Centre (DEC), Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State. Others were DEC, Delta State University, Abraka and DEC, Government Secondary School, Rigasa (Main), Kaduna State.
“These centres are very important; it is a toll free number and if you make a call nothing will be deducted from your mobile account.“This is to make it easier for all citizens to patronise; and which will go a long way to support citizens in emergency cases, security situations,” he said.
Pantami explained that the National Policy on Virtual Engagements, which was institutionalized in collaboration with Office of the Head of Service, was to ensure the legality of virtual meetings in public service. He added that the virtual engagements had saved cost for the FG, hence the money deployed to other areas of governance.
He said the ECC was designed to be present in every state of the Federation for emergencies while the DECs, coordinated by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), were to facilitate learning in tertiary Institutions.
“In less than two years, we haven’t commissioned around 23 emergency communications centres all over the Country and we have around 13 underway.
“It is our plan to have at least one ECC in every state of the federation by 2022.
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In efforts to provide effective and prompt response system during emergencies, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) through the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy,Dr. Isa Pantami said that 23 Emergency Communications Centres (ECCs) were inaugurated in some States of the Federation, with 13 others underway.
Pantami made the disclosure on Monday, May 31, 2021 at the Batch 10 Launching of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) projects in Abuja, saying that the projects would be achieved by 2022.
The launching of the projects, which held virtually, was in line with the Digital Economy agenda 2020 to 2030 and President Muhammadu Buhari’s target to fight corruption, transform the economy and ensure security.
The projects launched were the National Policy on Virtual Engagements in the Federal Public Institutions, ECC Akure, Ondo State, and Digital Economy Centre (DEC), Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State. Others were DEC, Delta State University, Abraka and DEC, Government Secondary School, Rigasa (Main), Kaduna State.
“These centres are very important; it is a toll free number and if you make a call nothing will be deducted from your mobile account.“This is to make it easier for all citizens to patronise; and which will go a long way to support citizens in emergency cases, security situations,” he said.
Pantami explained that the National Policy on Virtual Engagements, which was institutionalized in collaboration with Office of the Head of Service, was to ensure the legality of virtual meetings in public service. He added that the virtual engagements had saved cost for the FG, hence the money deployed to other areas of governance.
He said the ECC was designed to be present in every state of the Federation for emergencies while the DECs, coordinated by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), were to facilitate learning in tertiary Institutions.
“In less than two years, we haven’t commissioned around 23 emergency communications centres all over the Country and we have around 13 underway.
“It is our plan to have at least one ECC in every state of the federation by 2022.
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