Buhari appoints  Prof. Umaru Danbatta as new NCC boss


President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Prof. Umaru Danbatta as new Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).


According to the Special Adviser on media and publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina, who confirmed the appointment in a statement, Danbatta holds a Doctorate Degree in Electronic Engineering and takes over from Dr Eugene Juwah, whose tenure expired on July 29, 2015.




The new NCC chief executive's other academic qualifications include a Bachelors Degree in Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications, as well as a Masters Degree in the same field. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and had meritorious career in which he rose to become Professor of Electrical Engineering and Electronics at Bayero University, Kano.


Danbatta specialises in Telecommunications Engineering and Information and Communications Technology. 

Before his new appointment, Danbatta held top management and leadership positions at different times including Head of Department, Dean Of Faculty, Director, Centre for Information Technology, Chairman of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (Kano Branch), Deputy Vice Chancellor and Acting Vice Chancellor. Danbatta's appointment is for five years in the first instance.
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  1. Okkkk now, another signal, who have sense let he or she reason, there is an agenda! Northern agenda

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  2. Another Mallam again. Can someone please tell Buhari that Nigeria belongs to all of us. As corrupt as Goodluck is, he carried everybody along. Where is Obasanjo and Tinubu. I hope Obasanjo I watching again.

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  3. But Emmanuel Kachikwu who hails from Onicha-Ugbo in Delta State was announced as the Group MD of NNPC the same day & there wasn't complaints.

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  4. Mallam Again. Nigerian,Nigerian,Nigerian, I am a christian southerner like you.Let us leave sectional sentiment and put pressure on the appointees to make them work.,

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