NCC Wins 2016 European Award
for Best Practices
Less
than 14 days after, it was adjudged as the regulator of the year, the Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC), at the weekend won the European Award for Best
Practices 2016.
The
award ceremony which held in Brussels, Belgium was hosted by the European
Society for Quality Research (ESQR), an affiliate of the European Union (EU).
No
fewer than 63 countries participated in the award ceremony out of which the NCC
won the European Award for Best Practices 2016. The award which is the Gold
category is "in recognition of its outstanding commitment, support and
results in quality management strategies."
The
award was received by Mr Tony Ojobo, director,Public Affairs, NCC, on behalf of
the executive vice chairman, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta.
The
NCC's management style, impact on the community that it serves and the
professional way it carries out its regulatory activities in supervising a
sector that contributes immensely to the gross domestic product (GDP) of
Nigeria were some of the considerations for the award.
The
organisers referred to investors' confidence in the Nigerian telecommunications
sector as a result of the transparent regulatory activities of the NCC.
Only
recently, the telecommunication sector contributed 0.5 per cent to the GDP
despite the negative growth rate recorded by the economy in the first quarter
of 2016. Indeed the sector's contribution stood at 5.00 per cent up from the
3.49 per cent it recorded first quarter 2015.
The
European Award for Best Practice 2016 convention in Brussels, Belgium gave
awards to selected organisations, public administrations and companies from
Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa and Austiralia in recognition of their
outstanding commitment and results in quality management strategies.
Top
companies, public administrations and organisations which excel in their
services/products and continue to push the limits of quality with innovations
received the European Award for Best Practices 2016 for their hard-work and achievements
in the presence of the international business community.
The
awards programmes take a comprehensive look at the initiatives and strategies
that business leaders implement in their companies and organisations. It
recognizes the efforts of exceptional and talented employers and employees and
provides motivation for continuous progress.
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