Nigerian Communications Commission - Abuja

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is the independent national regulatory body for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. Its mission is to promote fair competition in the communications sector and protect service and facilities providers from market misuse, anti-competitive and unfair practices. The NCC's responsibilities include facilitating investments in and entry into the Nigerian market for providing and supplying communications services, equipment and facilities; protecting and promoting the interests of consumers from unfair practices such as tariffs and charges for the availability and quality of communications services, equipment and facilities; granting and renewing communications licenses; proposing and implementing license amendments in line with the Act,  

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collecting fees for license grants and other regulatory services, developing and monitoring performance standards and indices related to the quality of telephone and other communications services and facilities; managing and administrating frequency spectrum for the communications sector and aiding the National Frequency Management (NFM) Council in developing a national frequency plan; developing, managing and administering a national numbering plan and electronic addresses plan and assigning numbers and electronic addresses to licensees; proposing, adopting, publishing and enforcing technical specifications and standards for the importation and use of communications equipment in Nigeria and for connecting or interconnecting communications equipment and systems; formulating and managing Nigeria’s inputs into the setting of international technical standards for communications services and equipment; and more. The NCC is headquartered in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria.