The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at the weekend said the technology-driven telecommunications sector has contributed $70 billion to the economy.
Its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof Umar Danbatta, stated this while delivering a Keynote address at a Cyberchain Conference in Abuja.
Danbatta spoke on the topic:” Using technology to grow Nigeria’s GDP”.
Danbatta, who declared that the impact of technology to the nation and society has been tremendous, said the telecoms sector remains a key driver of the national economy.
Represented by the Principal Manager of the Digital Economy of the NCC, Mrs. Ella Ehi, the NCC boss explained the adoption of 5G, e-commerce, Fintech, Big data and other platforms have boosted the country’s revenue generation capacity.
Danbatta said: “Nigeria’s adoption of digital technologies has enabled it to diversify its revenue and economy, created jobs, improved services and efficiency, reduced wastages, and optimised resources available.
“Telecommunications has contributed over $70 billion to the Nigerian economy, provided over 500,000 jobs in the formal and informal sectors, and improved the lives of millions of Nigerians.
“Most Nigerians today cannot comprehend life without mobile phones. Presently, the liberalised telecommunications sector has brought with it, instant messaging, instant information, financial inclusion, telemedicine, smart farming, eCommerce and virtual learning, however, the best is yet to come.”
