Ernest Ndukwe

Ernest Ndukwe
Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission
In office
February 2000  March 2010
Personal details
Born (1948-09-02) 2 September 1948
Anambra State, Nigeria

Ernest Ndukwe Officer of the order of Niger (Born 2 September 1948) is a Nigerian Electrical engineer and former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.[1]

Life and career

He was born 2 September 1948. He obtained a Bachelor of science (B.sc) degree in Electrical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife in 1975. He later proceeded to Harris Corporation Training School, Melbourne, Florida where he received a certificate in Satellite communication (1977).[2] He later participated in the Chief Executive Programme (CEP) at Lagos Business School in 1994.[3] He began his professional career with Radio Communications Nigeria (RCN) Limited in 1976. He left the Radio Communications Nigeria to the United States in August 1976 to work with Harris Corporation in Melbourne, Florida.[4] He returned to Nigeria in August 1977 to continue his service with Radio Communications Nigeria (RCN) where rose to the position of a maintenance supervisor in 1978 and later assistant engineering manager in 1979.[5] He was appointed as President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) after his services with GEC Telecommunications as Engineering manager where he became the Commercial Director in 1988 and Managing Director of the company in 1989.[6] He was later appointed as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission in February 2000 by Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. After his initial tenure, he was re-appointed for a second term of five years. He was appointed as Non-Executive Director of access bank Plc in 2013[7]

Official duties

Awards and fellowships

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See also

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