*The Nigerian Communications Commission celebrates Engr. Abraham Oshadami, Deputy Director and Head of Spectrum Database Management in the Commission, as he wins the coveted best CIO Award in all government MDAs as the best of public sector executives supervising Information Technology operations

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as the telecoms sector regulator and 听flagship public sector brand, again, has received a boost in the country.

绿帽献妻 reports Engr. Abraham Oshadami, Deputy Director at the Commission and Head of Spectrum Database Management, was declared winner of the 鈥楥IO of the Year Award鈥� for government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), a nomenclature for one of the awards to the public sector group.

The NCC, in a statement by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director of Public Affairs, noted that the award, conferred on Engr. Oshadami November 26, 2021, at the Oriental Hotel, in Lagos, 鈥渃elebrates and honours successful and outstanding individuals and organisations that are using digital innovation and information technology systems to bring about real growth and transformation to businesses.鈥�

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The statement also said that the CIO Award by Edniesal Consulting Limited is the 鈥淟argest CIO Awards in Africa鈥�.

The awards are in different categories namely, MDAs, banking, telecoms, insurance, technology, energy, and so on, stated the Commission.

The Director of Public Affairs further stated Oshadami was Head of NCC鈥檚 Information Technology Department since 2016 until September 1 this year, when he was reassigned to Spectrum Administration Department in keeping with the telecoms regulator鈥檚 strategic realignment.

The NCC stated: 鈥淥rganised annually by Edniesal Consulting Limited, an enterprise governance and corporate services firm, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) award is given in both public and private sector categories to Nigerian or African citizens or persons eligible to work in Nigeria.

鈥淪uch persons/executives must be serving in the capacity of senior Information Technology Executives, Chief Technology Officers, Chief Digital Officers or Chief Information Officers, and their entities must have been registered and doing business for at least two years by July 31 when entries are submitted for assessment annually.鈥�

Adinde also explained that participants, who are usually persons primarily responsible for IT operations in the organisations they work, officially submit applications, which are reviewed by a project team.

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The NCC said: 鈥淭he reviews are forwarded to an interim jury which undertakes the first major assessment.

鈥淭he Interim Jury then presents three top nominees in each category to a Grand Jury for assessment.

鈥淭he grand jury conducts assessment and presents a list of final winners to an Independent Assurance Team for a final review and submission of report.

On public sector executives supervising IT operations

Meanwhile, the NCC has said Engr. Oshadami鈥檚 application passed through the stated process, and he was adjudged the best CIO in all government Ministries, Departments and Agencies as the best of the public sector executives supervising Information Technology operations where they work.

Engr. Oshadami

The Commission as well noted that its corporate Web site as one of the items in the purview of the IT Department of the NCC, which Oshadami supervised for five years, is being serially referred to as a forest of resources.

NCC鈥檚 corporate Web site as source of credible information to consumers

The Commission also stated this development could be attributed to 鈥渢he volume and quality of resources on the NCC corporate Web site, and its reliability as a source of credible information to journalists, other communication professionals, and several close and far-flung stakeholders seeking information about Nigeria鈥檚 telecoms sector.鈥�

The regulator said in 2018, the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Web site was adjudged the 鈥楤est Website of the Year鈥� in the MDAs鈥� Category by the Nigerian Online Merit Awards (NIOMA).

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The award particularly noted NCC Web site as the most “interactive, current, relevant and error-free” among all MDA Web sites assessed in the year.

According to the Commission, the NCC in the same year also received the best awards for use of social media to disseminate information and promote visibility on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube for visibility and interactions.

鈥淭he social media handles are solely in the purview of the Public Affairs Department of the Commission, while the Information Technology Department and the Public Affairs Department collaborate in administering some aspects of the Commission’s Web site,鈥� stated the telecoms regulator.

Oshadami is a First Class graduate of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Ibadan (UI), and has worked in different capacities, mostly in Management positions since September 2004 when he joined the Nigerian Communications Commission, the NCC added.

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