The Nigerian Armed Forces on Monday, May 23, 2022 trained Officers on the effective management and monitoring of the radio frequency spectrum
The radio frequency spectrum management workshop was held at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor who was represented by the Chief of Defence Administration, Real Admiral Muhammed Nagenu said the Armed Forces and other security agencies allocated radio frequency spectrum must be checked through effective capacity building by agencies.
According to him, the radio frequency spectrum is directly proportional to communication as a whole, which is vital for corporate existence.
“This is the purpose of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, radio frequency spectrum management workshop 2022 also aimed to build the capacity of personnel for effective monitoring and management of the radio frequency spectrum
“Monitoring is a continuous activity and hence would require the regular building of capacity to boost personnel turnover due to postings or separation from the service.”
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami represented by the Director and Secretary, Senior Management Council, Mr Abubakar Dadani said that “The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, National Broadcasting Commission, NBC and the Spectrum Management Department of the Ministry are the regulators of the industry and regulate the operators in the Telecoms, Broadcasting and Non-commercial users of the spectrum respectively
“These agencies have the responsibility to closely monitor their licensees for proper management of the spectrum allocated to them which they in turn assigned to their operators to ensure seamless operations and minimize harmful interference.
“The Military and other Security Services Spectrum fall under the purview of the Spectrum Management Department of the Ministry”.
According to the Chief of Defence Communication, Major General Elvis Njoku, the workshop is a bold step toward a better and more efficient utilization and management of the radio frequency spectrum.
General Njoku noted that the workshop is aimed at creating opportunities for the exchange of ideas/knowledge on the latest developments and technologies in frequency spectrum management.
He said that “Management of radio frequency spectrum has become quite a problem in Nigeria, considering the increased number of radio broadcast companies and the incessant interference experienced by radio operators on military frequencies owing to the illegal/unauthorized use of such frequencies”.
“These are anomalies which are considered to be as a result of inadequate monitoring and management of Nigeria’s allocated radio frequency spectrum. This workshop is one of the efforts of the Defence Headquarters to check the anomalies observed in the utilization and management of the radio frequency spectrum,” he added.
The AFN Radio Frequency Management Workshop had in attendance personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces and other Security Agencies as well as Departments and Agencies concerned with the administration, monitoring and management of the radio frequency spectrum.
It is expected that the workshop would foster unity among participants and increase collaboration with the National Frequency Management Council for effective management of the Nigerian radio frequency spectrum.
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