{"id":23866,"date":"2024-12-04T16:31:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/?p=23866"},"modified":"2024-12-04T16:32:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:32:23","slug":"ncc-moves-to-protect-telecoms-infrastructure-as-national-asset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/2024\/12\/04\/ncc-moves-to-protect-telecoms-infrastructure-as-national-asset\/","title":{"rendered":"NCC Moves to Protect Telecoms Infrastructure as National Asset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has highlighted the urgent need to safeguard the nation\u2019s telecommunications sector, now classified as Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the launch of the Critical National Information Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Workshop in Abuja, NCC\u2019s Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO, Dr. Aminu Maida, described the Federal Government\u2019s CNII Executive Order, signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as a game-changer for the industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis designation provides a framework to tackle key challenges like vandalism, fibre cuts, and restricted access to facilities,\u201d Maida said. He added that the telecoms sector has long struggled with these issues, which cost operators billions and hinder connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Maida commended the collaboration between the government, industry players, and regulators, saying the initiative would ensure a secure and resilient communication network for Nigerians. The workshop, organized by the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre, marks a significant step toward protecting the country\u2019s digital infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has highlighted the urgent need to safeguard the nation\u2019s telecommunications sector, now classified as Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII). Speaking at the launch of the Critical National Information Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Workshop in Abuja, NCC\u2019s Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO, Dr. Aminu Maida, described the Federal Government\u2019s CNII Executive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[302,300,82,83,334],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-society","category-technology","category-technology-trends","category-telecoms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}