The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said that beyond providing essential emergency response services to the public, the Emergency Communications Centres, ECCs, now provide employment placements for many Nigerian youth and professionals.
The Commission said that apart from the above, the ECCs are also offering informal business activities to citizens across the country.
The ECCs, which have been constructed and are now fully operational in a total of 27 State capitals across the country, are reachable on Toll-Free Number 112.
They are operating in a similar design to the 911 Emergency Numbers in some developed parts of the world to provide succour to individuals, who are witnesses or under distress by emergencies, arising from fire outbreaks, robbery or violent attacks, domestic and road accidents, health crisis, to instantly reach response agencies through the toll-free three (3) digit numbers, 112.
Four more centres are currently undergoing test runs to commence…
