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By Merit Ibe
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has said the total number of active mobile subscribers reached 210 million in August 2022 from 208 million in July.
Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta, disclosed this at the NCC Special Day at the 36th Lagos International Trade Fair, organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).
Danbatta, who was represented by Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Efosa Idehen, also noted that in this new environment, competitiveness of SMEs depended on the ability to leverage new technologies by acquiring necessary skills to do business in an international scale.
The NCC boss emphasised that the steady growth of telecom sector over the years with its pervasive positive impact on all sectors of the economy in terms of increased automation of processes and digital transformation in services delivery has been remarkable.
This he said would not have been possible without the telecoms consumers.
“To sustain the growth, the NCC has continued to create a conducive environment that stimulates robust telecom/broad band infrastructure for improving the quality of service. To help SMEs to transit to becoming ICT driven if we must be digitally competitive on the global stage.
“The Commission is working with various stakeholders to see how more businesses can embrace more platforms for delivering the services to the consumer.”
In his remarks, President of the LCCI, Michael Olawale-Cole noted that the digitalisation of industries and marketplace can encourage better production and services at lower prices. He said digital technologies have shown the ability to revolutionalise the way “we manufacture, package, sell, track buyers behavior and get insight into new tastes of customers across multiple sectors.
To achieve the much needed economic recovery and sustainability in the Nigerian economy, Olawale-Cole opined that intentional actions and policies are required to promote competitiveness, innovation and resilience in the ICT industry.
“More IT companies would invest in Nigeria, generate more employment and boost the GDP with an enabling environment that attracts private sector investment and drive tech entrepreneurship.”
