Ernest Ndukwe
| Ernest Ndukwe | |
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| Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission | |
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In office February 2000 – March 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 September 1948 Anambra State, Nigeria |
Ernest Ndukwe Officer of the order of the Federal Republic (OFR) (Born 2 September 1948) is a Nigerian Electrical engineer and former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.[1]
Life and career
He was born 2 September 1948. He obtained a Bachelor of science (B.sc) degree in Electrical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife in 1975. He later proceeded to Harris Corporation Training School, Melbourne, Florida where he received a certificate in Satellite communication (1977).[2] He later participated in the Chief Executive Programme (CEP) at Lagos Business School in 1994.[3] He began his professional career with Radio Communications Nigeria (RCN) Limited in 1976. He left for an in-service training while in the service of the Radio Communications Nigeria to the United States in August 1976 to Harris Corporation in Melbourne, Florida.[4] He returned to Nigeria in August 1977 to continue his service with Radio Communications Nigeria (RCN) where rose to the position of a maintenance supervisor in 1978 and later assistant engineering manager in 1979.[5] He was appointed as President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). He started his career with GEC Telecommunications as Engineering manager is 1980 and quickly rose to become the Commercial Director of the company in 1988 and Managing Director of the company in 1989.[6] He was later appointed as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission in February 2000 by Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. After his initial tenure, he was re-appointed for a second term of five years. He proceeded to preside over the building of an internationally respected institution earning a reputation as a strong, transparent and open regulatory agency. Under his tenure at the NCC, the ICT industry witnessed tremendous growth and transformation, leading to what has been generally referred to as the era of Nigeria’s Telecommunication Revolution. Dr Ndukwe is currently chairman of Openmedia Group as well as a part-time Faculty at the Lagos Business School where he heads the Centre for Infrastructure Policy, Regulation and Advancement, CIPRA. He is also on the board of ICT Research Africa Network. He was appointed as Non-Executive Director of access bank Plc in 2013[7]
Official duties
- He served as Chairman of the Administrative Council of the African Telecommunications Union
- Chairman of the West African Telecom Regulators Assembly (WATRA)
- Vice Chairman of the Telecom Development Advisory Group of the International Telecommunications Union representing Nigeria
- He had served on the Presidential Committee on job creation
- He served as Co-chairman of the Presidential Committee to develop Strategy and Roadmap for universal Broadband Access for Nigeria.
Awards and fellowships
- Officer of the order of Federal Republic
- Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers
- Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management Technology
- Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering.[8]
- Dr Ndukwe is a recipient of five honorary Doctorate degrees from various Universities.
References
- ↑ "Access Bank appoints former NCC boss, Ndukwe as Director". Vanguard News.
- ↑ "ITU - World Telecommunication Policy Forum 2009". itu.int.
- ↑ "Lagos Business School - Faculty and Research Ndukwe Ernest". lbs.edu.ng.
- ↑ "Ernest Ndukwe - - IT News Africa- Africa's Technology News Leader". itnewsafrica.com.
- ↑ "Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, No Sir". Sahara Reporters.
- ↑ Lucky Orioha. "Guardian News Website - Dr. Ernest Ndukwe: Gearing Up For Further Service To Fatherland". ngrguardiannews.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05.
- ↑ "Access Bank Appoints Ndukwe Independent Director, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-08.
- ↑ RapidxHTML. "The Nigeria Academy of Engineering :: promoting excellence in technology and engineering training and practice to ensure the technological growth and economic development of Nigeria". nae.org.ng.