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...foreword
 Engr. (Dr) Ernest Chukwuka-Anene Ndukwe, is the Executive
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria 's
Telecommunications Regulatory Agency.
He is a professional engineer with over 28 years of local
and international experience. Prior to his appointment in
February 2000, he had held several senior management
positions in leading telecommunications companies. He had
also served in various Committees set up by the Nigerian
government to formulate policies for a liberalized
telecommunications industry in Nigeria.
Dr. Ndukwe is an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School , a
Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE) and a
Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM).
Under his tenure, the NCC has witnessed tremendous growth
and transformation, earning a reputation as a transparent
and open agency. Dr Ndukwe was at the helm during Nigeria 's
first Digital Mobile License Spectrum Auction, which was
acknowledged internationally as a resounding success. This
auction process and other licensing initiatives that
followed have led to a vibrant liberalised market and the
rapid network growth that has been associated with the
Nigerian Telecommunications Industry within the last three
years.
Dr. Ndukwe is a past Chairman of the Administrative Council
of the African Telecommunications Union and the West African
Telecom Regulators Association (WATRA), an organization he
helped pioneer.
He is a recipient of several industry and civic awards.
He is a recipient of Nigeria's National Honours and has been
decorated with the rank of OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC (OFR), one of Nigeria 's most prestigious
National Honors.
The University of Technology, Owerri, awarded Engr. Ernest
Ndukwe with an honorary Doctorate degree in Technology (DTech,
Honoris Causa).
It is a honour to have him write the foreword to the book.
Engr. (Dr). Ernest C. Ndukwe
Officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (OFR)
Executive Vice Chairman / Chief Executive Officer
Nigeria Communication Commission
Federal Republic of Nigeria |
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