The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has called for the exercise of authority as well as control over the mining and usage of data to increase the value of data and minimise data-related costs and risks.
The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of NCC, Umar Danbatta, made the call in his keynote address at the Nigeria Digital Sense Forum organised by ITRealm in Lagos on Thursday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forum had the theme: “5G: Data Governance, Safety and Security in Nigeria”.
Mr Danbatta was represented by Chukwudi Diugu, head of New Media and Information Security at the NCC.
The EVC said that data is critical to the digital economy and all must prioritise building robust legal frameworks for data governance.
According to him, as we embrace the transformative potential of 5G, we must also prioritise safety concerns.
He said that the amount and…
