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The Senate Committee on Communications recently organised a one-day public hearing where stakeholders gathered to make valuable contributions and observations on two bills by the Senate Committee on Communications. These are the Nigerian Postal Service Act (Repeal and Establishment) Bill, 2021 and the Nationwide Toll-Free Emergency Number (Establishment) Bill, 2021, being sponsored by Senator Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State.

In a bid to ensure that the toll-free three-digit National Emergency Number, 112, is being put to effective use in this critical time of Coronavirus Disease pandemic, and national objective of enhancing security of lives and properties, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, paid surprise visits to the Emergency Communications Centres in Kano and Kaduna on Monday.