Breaking: Former NCC boss, Dr. Eugene Juwal dies

Former Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Eugene Juwah is dead.

According to family sources, he died in Canada where he relocated to after his tenure expired in 2015 and was succeeded by Prof. Umar Dambatta.

The family have not issued any statement on the demise of the Delta State born technocrat as at the time of going to press

Dr. Eugene Juwah, played coordinating roles in the setup of ETACS, GSM and CDMA mobile network in Nigeria, possesses hands-on knowledge of specification and construction of digital exchanges, base stations, data communications and subscriber access networks.

At the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Juwah has championed the introduction of Emergency Communication Services, Mobile Number Portability, Sim Card Registration and Broadband Access Expansion.

Dr. Eugene Juwah was a fellow of the following Professional bodies Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, Nigerian Computer Society & Nigerian Society of Engineers.

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