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The federal government says it is working towards creating a minimum of one emergency communication centre (ECC) in each state next year.

Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, disclosed this at the launching of the national policy on virtual engagements in federal public institutions and the official commissioning of digital economy projects, in Abuja on Monday.

The minister said 23 ECCs have been commissioned in the last two years, adding that 13 others are underway.

Pantami said the ECCs will operate with toll free number to allow citizens report issues of security among other emergency cases…