NCC To Give Emergency Communication Centres To All States In Nigeria

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has commenced building and equipping of emergency communication centres in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja to bridge the gap between distressed and emergency response agencies in the country.

Executive Chairman of the commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made the explanation during NCC’s special day at the Enugu International Trade Fair, organised by the Enugu Chamber of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA).

Danbatta, who was represented by the Director, Public Affairs of the NCC, Mr Reuben Muoka, disclosed that all telecom operators had been mandated to route emergency calls through the dedicated three digit toll free number 112, from each state to the emergency centres within the state.

The NCC boss said: “In the Commission’s effort to bridge the communication gap between the distressed and emergency response agencies in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission has undertaken the task of facilitating the building and equipping of emergency communications centres in all 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

“All telecom operators are mandated to route emergency calls through the dedicated three-digit toll free number, 112, from each state to the emergency centre within that state. The operators, who are resident in the ECC, will then process the distress call.”