Engr Ndukwe is the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria’s Telecommunications Regulatory Agency. He is a professional Telecommunications Engineer with over 30 years of international experience in the telecommunications industry, majority of which have been in senior management positions in private and multi-national telecommunications companies.

As an industry leader and prior to his appointment, as Chief Executive of NCC, he had served in various Committees set-up by the Nigerian government to formulate policies for a liberalized telecommunications industry for Nigeria.

He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School, a Fellow of Nigerian Institute of Management and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. Engr Ndukwe was appointed the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission in February 2000.

Since his appointment, the Commission has witnessed tremendous growth and transformation, which have resulted in the boom now associated with the telecommunications industry in Nigeria in line with the policy thrust of the present administration. NCC, during his tenure, has also earned reputation as a government agency where transparency and openness are consistently extolled as virtues.

Engr Ndukwe was at the helm of affairs during Nigeria’s first Digital Mobile License Spectrum Auction, which has been adjudged internationally to be very successful, and professionally handled. This auction process as well as others that followed have boosted Nigeria’s image abroad and also generated over N120 billion in revenue for the government.

On the International scene, Engr Ndukwe served as the Chairman of the Administrative Council of the African Telecommunications Union, representing Nigeria. He is also credited with the initial vision and pioneering effort that led to the creation of the West African Telecom Regulators Association (WATRA) and served as the pioneer chairman of WATRA.

Engr Ndukwe is a past Chairman of Administrative Council of African Telecommunications Union and also, past Chairman of the West African Telecommunications Regulators Association (WATRA).

Engineer Ndukwe has represented Nigeria at various international events and is a regular resource person at international Telecommunications conferences including ITU organised forums and events and has become a household name in the Telecom Industry both locally and internationally.

Engr Ndukwe, on special invitation, has served as adviser to a few countries in Africa on Telecom Policy and Regulation.

The Nigerian Communications Commission over which he presides has been severally voted the best Regulatory Agency in Africa.

The Federal Government got impressed by his performances in the first five years of assignment in NCC and reappointed Ndukwe for a second term in office.

Ndukwe has won several credible awards including the National Award of Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR), ATCON’s National Telecommunications Merit Award and IT & Telecom Digest’s NITTA Man-of-the-Year Award, amongst many others. He has just been honoured with an honorary Doctorate Degree in Technology (D-Tech, Honoris Causa) by the University of Technology, Owerri. Ladies and gentlemen, we proudly present Engr Ernest C. A. Ndukwe, Fellow of Nigerian Society of Engineers, Fellow of Nigerian Institute of Management, Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic to whom we are proud to present this glowing testimonial.