Nigeria rated 7th on global mobile phone usage — NCC

The Nigerian Communications Fee (NCC) has discosed that Nigeria ranked seventh within the international utilization of cell phones and eleventh by way of web penetration.

Umar Danbatta, the government vice chairman of the fee made the disclosure in Abuja on Thursday, on the ‘Rising Expertise Discussion board’ for stakeholders within the telecommunications business.

In accordance with the EVC, the worldwide knowledge gathered by the Community Readiness Index (NRI) workforce demonstrated that digital transformation was a world want as a way to optimise the social and financial results of the digital period.

Representing Danbatta, the pinnacle, Spectrum Database Administration of the Fee, Abraham Oshadami, famous that the NRI examined the efficiency of 131 economies below know-how (infrastructure),individuals, governance and impact.

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NRI is a guiding metric that measures the function and impression of data and communication know-how.

He stated, “Nigeria is a telecommunications powerhouse, accounting for 82 per cent of the continent’s telecom subscribers and 29 per cent of the continent’s web consumption.

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“Our nation ranks eleventh on the earth for web penetration and seventh in cell phone utilization.

“The NRI workforce’s international knowledge reveals that digital transformation is a world crucial for maximising the social and financial results of the digital period.

“Regardless of these outstanding metrics, our Community Readiness Index rating for 2022 of 109th out of 131 nations is each humbling and difficult.”

For him, navigating the period of transformation, requires innovation, strategic investments, and a growth-friendly ecosystem.

“This platform is our gateway to revolutionary and disruptive options that may positively rework our business. By participating in conversations about new applied sciences, collaborating with international greatest practices and subject-matter specialists, and pooling our insights, we open the door to unimaginable future potentialities,” he stated.

In his remarks, the pinnacle of latest media and data system, NCC, Chidi Diugwu stated, “As we transfer ahead, allow us to embrace the insights supplied by the NRI to information our insurance policies, investments, and collaboration collaborations to allow us to harness the potential of rising applied sciences.”

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He famous that investing in human capital and inspiring innovation will create new alternatives, bridge the digital divide, and create a affluent and inclusive digital future for Nigeria.