[Throwback] Dangers of Digital Divide by Nigerian Telecoms Regulator | Technology Times

In this throwback video, Technology Times features Professor Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at an interactive session with journalists in March 2018 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Danbatta, the telecoms regulatory chief for Nigeria, highlights what he calls the dangers of the digital divide that underlines the gaps in access to basic telecoms services among regions of the country and implications for inclusive development.

Two technologies, mobile communications and the internet, the Nigerian telecoms regulatory chief says, which are converged on smartphones, are not only affecting the lives of over three billion people worldwide, but they’re also equally changing lifestyles, behaviours, and bringing empowerment to large parts of the world, including Nigeria.