Ernest Ndukwe

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Chairman, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc

Ernest Chukwuka-Anene Ndukwe
Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission
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February 2000 –March 2010
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Born (1948-09-02) 2 September 1948 (age 76)
Anambra State, Nigeria

Ernest Ndukwe OFR (born 2 September 1948) is a Nigerian electrical engineer and former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. [1]

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Life and career

He was born 2 September 1948. [2] He obtained a Bachelor of science (B.sc) degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from University of Ife ( now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile Ife in 1975. [3] He later proceeded to Harris Corporation Training School, Melbourne, Florida where he received a certificate in Satellite communication (1977). [4] He later participated in the Chief Executive Programme (CEP) at Lagos Business School in 1994. [5]

He began his professional career with Radio Communications Nigeria (RCN) Limited in 1976. [6] He left for an in-service training while in the service of the Radio Communications Nigeria to the United States in August 1976 to Harris Corporation in Melbourne, Florida. [7]

He returned to Nigeria in August 1977 to continue his service with Radio Communications Nigeria (RCN) where rose to the position of a maintenance supervisor in 1978 and later assistant engineering manager in 1979. [8]

He was appointed as President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). [9] He started his career with GEC Telecommunications as Engineering manager is 1980 and quickly rose to become the Commercial Director of the company in 1988 and Managing Director of the company in 1989. [10]

He was later appointed as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission in February 2000 by Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. [11] After his initial tenure, he was re-appointed for a second term of five years. He proceeded to preside over the building of an internationally respected institution earning a reputation as a strong, transparent and open regulatory agency. Under his tenure at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the ICT industry witnessed tremendous growth and transformation, leading to what has been generally referred to as the era of Nigeria’s Telecommunication Revolution. [12]

Dr Ndukwe is currently chairman of Openmedia Group as well as a part-time Faculty at the Lagos Business School where he heads the Centre for Infrastructure Policy, Regulation and Advancement, CIPRA. [13] He is also on the board of ICT Research Africa Network. [14] He was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of access bank Plc in 2013 [15] He is also on the board of Systemspecs Ltd as a non-executive Director. [16] He is currently the board chairman, MTN Nigeria [17]

Official duties

Awards and fellowships

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References

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