Sanwo-Olu: Lagos Will Collaborate With NCC To Strengthen Digital Economy

 Lagos State Governor, Mr. Ba­bajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday pledged his government’s support to collaborate with the Nigerian Communica­tions Commission (NCC) to strengthen the digital econo­my for the benefit of residents of the State.

He made this known in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile.

Governor Sanwo-Olu said the decision to collaborate with NCC is in line with his administration’s commitment to Education and Technology, which is the third pillar of the government’s THEMES+ devel­opmental agenda.

Speaking during a courtesy visit by the delegation of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) led by its Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aminu Maida, at the Lagos House, Ike­ja, Governor Sanwo-Olu prom­ised to collaborate with the Commission to protect critical infrastructure and the advance­ment of telecom and the digital economy.

Governor Sanwo-Olu dis­closed that his administration has attracted investments amounting to about $1.2 billion from different organisations into the digital economy.

He said: “We have it on record that within five years of our ad­ministration, we have attracted investments in excess of about $1.2 billion directly into the digital space around building data centres, hyper-scale data centres, landing submarine ca­bles, and creating a network of users and providers.”

Speaking earlier, the Ex­ecutive Vice Chairman/CEO of NCC, Aminu Maida, com­mended Governor Sanwo-Olu’s administration for his develop­mental strides, especially in the area of telecommunication, technology and digital economy.

He said Lagos is a strategic partner with NCC, hence the need for collaboration to protect digital infrastructure, issues of Right of Way, adequate notifi­cations during road construc­tion and rehabilitation, among others.

Maida disclosed that Presi­dent Tinubu in July 2024 signed an Executive Order to protect key infrastructure across the country. He therefore called for continuous protection of digital infrastructures in Nigeria.