President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Prof Umar Garba Danbatta as Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.
Prof Danbatta who hails from Danbatta local government of Kano state would be servicing another five years as the Chief Executive Officer of the NCC.
Prof Danbatta had taught at Bayero University Kano for about 28 years before he was appointed as NCC boss five years ago.
A statement from the office of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy in Abuja said the reappointment of the Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering followed the recommendation of the Minister to the President.
Mrs Uwa Suleiman who is the Minister’s spokesperson said in the statement that the Minister also directed Prof Danbatta to further improve on the overall performance of the NCC.