The Nigerian Communications Commission has retained Mr. Muhammed Rudman, Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria, as Chairman of the Nigeria IPv6 Council.
The inauguration of a new board reinforces efforts to accelerate the country’s transition to the next-generation internet protocol, as global exhaustion of IPv4 addresses intensifies.
The exercise, held in Ikeja, Lagos, also saw the reappointment of. The NCC will serve as co-chair, while key industry and institutional stakeholders were also retained and newly appointed to drive the national migration agenda.
IPv6 is the latest version of the Internet Protocol designed to replace IPv4, which has limited address capacity amid growing global demand driven by internet expansion, mobile connectivity, and emerging technologies.
Speaking after the inauguration, Rudman acknowledged the contributions of past council members, including former President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, Olusola Teniola; Founder of MainOne, Funke Opeke; former President of
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