President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Umaru Garba Danbatta as the new Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Danbatta will be taking over from Dr. Eugene Juwah whose tenure had expired on July 29, PM News reports.
Prior to his appointment, which is for five years in the first instance, the new NCC chief 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.
He holds a Doctorate degree in Electronic Engineering, 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 has had a meritorious career in which he rose to become Professor of Electrical Engineering and Electronics at Bayero University, Kano, specializing in Telecommunications Engineering and Information and Communications Technology.
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