Before a video streams without buffering, before a payment alert drops in seconds and before a rural clinic connects to specialist care online, there is an invisible system doing the heavy lifting. That system is spectrum, the silent engine behind Nigeria’s digital life. This week, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken another major step toward strengthening Nigeria’s digital infrastructure with the release of a draft Spectrum Roadmap for 2026–2030 and new guidelines that open up the lower 6GHz and 60GHz frequency bands. The roadmap, unveiled in Abuja, signals the regulator’s plan to prepare […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is reaching out to industry players, experts, and the public for input on Satellite Direct-to-Device (D2D) connectivity, a technology poised to reshape how Nigerians access communication services. Through a newly released Consultation Paper, the Commission aims to gather insights on the opportunities, risks, and […]
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator is sharpening its focus for 2026 with a clear promise to consumers: noticeable improvements in how mobile and internet services actually work in everyday life. Under the leadership of its Executive Vice Chairman, Dr. Aminu Maida, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says its priority for the year […]
Nigerian telecom and financial regulators are set to introduce a unified refund system aimed at resolving one of consumers’ most persistent frustrations: being charged for airtime or data that never arrives. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have jointly developed a new framework to […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is moving to deepen its review of competition in the telecommunications sector with the planned convening of a Stakeholder Consultative Forum in Lagos. The forum, billed for January 13, 2025, will bring together telecom operators, policymakers, regulators and other industry actors to […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken another step toward strengthening Nigeria’s communications ecosystem with the release of two draft regulatory frameworks for public consultation. Acting under the provisions of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003, the Commission published the Draft Spectrum Roadmap for the Communications Sector (2025–2030) alongside the Draft […]
For years, consumer protection in Nigeria’s telecom sector has largely meant reacting after things go wrong. A service fails, a complaint is logged, and subscribers wait—often too long—for answers. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is now changing that narrative with the rollout of an AI-powered consumer protection system designed […]
Confidence in investment markets is built less on promises and more on predictability. In Nigeria’s telecommunications industry, that predictability is increasingly being shaped by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), whose evolving regulatory direction is drawing renewed attention from local and international investors. At the centre of this shift […]
Engr. Abraham Oshadame (left), Executive Commissioner, Technical Standards, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on behalf of Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, accepted a website performance award from Dr. Dasuki Ibrahim Arabi, DG, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, at the BPSR office The […]