TECHDIGEST– Engineer Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has praised the exceptional leadership of the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta.

ALTON Chairman Praises NCC’s LeadershipAdebayo spoke at a meeting with mobile network operators on the implementation of the Expanded Revenue Assurance Solution (ERAS) in the telecommunications industry, held at the NCC’s office in Lagos yesterday. He expressed his pride in Danbatta’s remarkable administrative skills, challenging the notion that engineers are not good administrators.

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Danbatta, in his address, shared details about the implementation of the ERAS project. He emphasized the collaboration between the NCC and the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC), saying the ERAS project is being carried out through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement, following the DFDDOT model (Design, Finance, Develop, Deploy, Operate, and Transfer), as recommended by the ICRC.

Danbatta acknowledged the efforts of the NCC in transforming the dream of the ERAS project, conceived in 2007, into a reality. He also underscored the project’s alignment with the Federal Government’s directive to enhance revenue collection and prevent leakages within ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs).

The Expanded Revenue Assurance Solution (ERAS) is a new project by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) that aims to improve revenue collection and prevent leakages within the telecom and digital services sectors. The project is being carried out through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement and is expected to have a positive impact on the overall growth of the Nigerian economy. 

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