The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its support for Nigeria’s digital economy agenda through initiatives that expand digital opportunities, strengthen human capital, and ensure that no community is left behind in Nigeria’s digital economy, as it formalised a 15-year operational lease of the NCC Digital Industrial Park and NCC Learning Centre in Enugu to the Enugu State Government.
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, announced the partnership at the handover ceremony in Enugu, describing the facilities as platforms designed to develop the people, ideas, and enterprises that will power Nigeria’s digital future.
Maida said the Commission was pleased to hand over the facilities to a state government that had demonstrated the vision and commitment required to activate them for productive use.
“These facilities were conceived as platforms for innovation, entrepreneurship and human capital development. They were designed to deepen digital skills, support startups, attract investment, create jobs and position Nigeria as a competitive destination for business process outsourcing, knowledge process outsourcing and other technology-enabled services,” Maida said.
He said the intervention was not merely about physical infrastructure, but about building capacity, expanding opportunity, and supporting enterprise in the digital economy.
“Buildings alone do not create innovation. People do. Ideas do. Entrepreneurs do. And partnerships bring all these elements together,” Maida said.
According to him, the success of the facilities will be judged by their practical impact on skills development, idea generation, business creation, and job opportunities, rather than by the quality of the buildings or equipment alone.
The EVC said the NCC’s decision to transfer the facilities for activation by the Enugu State Government was informed by the state administration’s deliberate investments in education, infrastructure, innovation, and digital capacity.
He stressed that the Commission expected the partnership to support Enugu’s ambition to become a leading destination for digital services, artificial intelligence, startup incubation, outsourcing, research, and technology-enabled enterprise.
“Our expectation is that this partnership will support Enugu’s ambition to become a leading destination for digital services, artificial intelligence, startup incubation, outsourcing, research and technology-enabled enterprise,” he said.
Maida also linked the handover to broader national policy priorities, saying the partnership supports Nigeria’s digital economy agenda, particularly in digital infrastructure, digital literacy, innovation, and indigenous content development.
He said it also aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the national ambition to build a $1 trillion economy driven by productivity, innovation, and private sector growth.
NCC deepens digital economy agenda, hands over digital industrial park to Enugu govt