NCC Names Princess Oforitsenere Emiko as Interim Chairman of Digital Bridge Institute's Governing Board

The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has named Princess Oforitsenere Emiko as Interim Chairman of the governing board of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI). This appointment supports the Commission’s strategy to reposition the Institute for the next phase of Nigeria’s communications sector and digital economy.

Princess Emiko will serve alongside Engr. Abraham Oshadami, Executive Commissioner of Technical Services, and Ms. Rimini Makama, Executive Commissioner of Stakeholder Management, both of whom have been appointed as interim board members. The interim leadership will work with President/CEO Mr. David Daser and the remaining board members whose terms have not yet expired, to lead the Institute’s transformation.

DBI was established by the NCC in May 2004 as a specialized centre for training in telecommunications and information technology. Over the past two decades, the sector has expanded from telecommunications to a broad, rapidly evolving digital economy. Today, technology advances so quickly that continuous, specialised training is essential, and communications infrastructure has become a matter of national sovereignty and oversight. Securing and advancing the future of communications and the digital economy is now a clear national and economic priority.

That future also depends on Nigeria’s young population. With 70 percent of Nigerians under the age of 30, the DBI transformation aims to empower young people, equip them with advanced technical skills, and close the capability gap that currently slows technology adoption across the communications sector and the wider digital economy.

The repositioned Institute will focus on five priority areas: Education and Training, Research and Development, Innovation, Economic Impact and Growth, and Emerging Policy and Regulation. The strategy has been shaped through consultations beyond the NCC and the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, including engagement with the Federal Ministry of Education and TETFund, the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI).