SVP 2021-2025: NCC Unveils New 5 Year Plan to Re-Invent Telecom Ecosystem

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has unveiled a new Strategic Vision (Implementation) Plan (SVP 2021-2025) which will define the thrust of the Nigerian telecommunications industry in line with the federal government agenda for the sector.

This was the crux of event organized to jointly launch the new Vision and a book written by the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Garba Umar Dambatta,  entitled “catalyzing Nigeria’s Socio-Economic Transformation through Broadband Infrastructure”  as well as the launch of  NCC Global Connect Podcast.

The new strategic vision (SVP 2021-2025), which underscores the centrality of broadband in the nation’s journey to a modern digital economy, was officially unveiled by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Prof. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, who also launched the two other projects as the Special Guest of Honour in Abuja yesterday.

Dambatta, in his remarks said “the new SVP, no doubt, embodies several innovative elements deliberately designed to re-invent and transform the telecom ecosystem within the context of regulation.”

The New SVP is anchored on five items namely; Organizational  Renewal for Operational Efficiency  and Regulatory Excellence; Facilitating  the Provision of Infrastructure for Digital Economy which fosters National Development; Promoting Fair Competition, Inclusive Growth, Increased Investment and Innovative Services; Improve Quality of Service(QoS) for Enhanced Consumer Quality of Excellence (QoE) and Facilitating Strategic Collaboration and Partnership.

The New Strategic Vision Plan is  a successor to  the SVP (2015-2020) aligned to the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP 2020-2025), the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS2020-2030), the Strategic Management Plan(SMP 2020-2024), the International Telecommunications Union(ITU) and the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan(ERGP) of the Federal Government.

Speaking on the book, which is an official compendium that represents a collection of his various speeches and presentations,  Danbatta, noted that it will give readers the historical background and authoritative context to the growth in the ICT sector, adding that  establishing the Podcast channel was to boost its corporate image and visibility via the adoption of innovative channel of communication.

Click Here To Read: NCC, NESG Collaborate to Boost Telecoms Impact on Nigeria’s Economy

In his remarks, by Prof. Pantami commended the NCC and its board, stressing that the ICT sector has made tremendous contributions of 17.92 per cent to the GDP in Q2 of 2021, even as he emphasized the importance of the private sector in the industry.

Speaking at the SVP 2021-2025 launch ceremony on Tuesday in Abuja, Pantami said the main function of the communications ministry was to provide an enabling environment for the private sector to thrive.

“Our aim is to come up with policies that will make the sector more profitable, more secured to support development and not jeopardize it.

He explained that it was necessary for the private sector to be more successful because they control majority of the economy.

“Strategic vision is key to the foundation of whatever we do. Usually, strategy cascades our national policy for implementation.

“This strategy of NCC (SVP 2021-2025) has cascaded the two national policies that are relevant to it, most importantly, the national digital economic policy and strategy for a digital Nigeria and Nigerian national broadband plan. This is what the strategy is all about,” Pantami said.

If you look at our national aggregate demand in Nigeria, you will discover that the entire budget in Nigeria is less than 9% of our national aggregate demand while the private sector controls more than 91 per cent.  So, we have to support the private sector and make it more effective for our country to be successful economically and otherwise because the private sector controls the economy,” Pantami said.

Other dignitaries that graced the occasion include; Majority Leader of the Senate Dr. Abdullahi Yahaya; Chairman of Senate Committee on ICT, Yakubu Hussaini,  Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Communications, Prince Hakeem Adeyemi;  Chairman of the NCC Board, Prof. Adeolu Akande; and heads of parastatals and agencies under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.