Licensing Application Process

Individual License Application Requirements

• Obtain application form for ₦1,000.00 payable to Nigerian Communications Commission
• Fill the form and produce two copies of the form (2 copies).
• Also attach copies of  relevant documents:
  • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Tax Clearance Certificate
  • Certified True Copy (CTC) of Articles & Memorandum of Association
  • Feasibility report of proposed service
  • 3 Passport photographs of authorized representative
  • Certificates of qualified technical staff (where applicable)
  • Certified True Copy (CTC) of Form CO7 (List of Company Directors)
    
  • Passport photographs of Directors of the company
  • Certified True Copy (CTC) of Company's Registered Address
  • Utility bill of the official address of the Company.
  • Evidence of funding for the project
  • The amount budgeted for the project i.e. estimated funding for the deployment of the proposed service
• Applications should be submitted in triplicate with all necessary documents attached, all spiral bound.
• Enquiries should be made to the Commission for the appropriate amount before payment.
• On submission of the form, a non-refundable administrative charge, which is 5% of the relevant license fee would be paid.
• License fee is payable on approval of application.
• All Automated Vehicle Tracking Service (AVTS) applicants henceforth must obtain a security clearance from the State Security Service (SSS) for the proposed service before applying for the license, as a condition precedent for the grant of license by the Commission. The Personal History Statement Form (PHS) for the company and its Directors will be provided by the Commission for completion by applicants. 
  
• All VAS (Content Service using Short Code ) applicant (s) must present :
  1. Evidence of an Agreement or a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) entered between the company and any of the VAS Aggregators.
  2. Alternatively, the company should provide a copy of License duly issued to it by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for Mobile Money Services or from the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) for lottery services.

Additional License & Renewal Application Requirements

Existing licensees wishing to apply for additional license(s) or renew their current licenses must be up to date on their existing licensing obligations. These obligations include but are not limited to the following;

1. Payment of Annual Operating Levy (AOL): the company is required to submit Audited Accounts (Management Accounts are to be submitted if Audited Accounts are not yet available) for assessment of the AOL payable to the Commission. Note that Non-Operational Licensees are also required to pay AOL.
2. Submission of Year End Questionnaire/Information
3. Submission of Individual Consumer Code of Practice
4. Type approval of equipment in use on network
5. Payment of Spectrum and National Numbering Plan (NNP) fees (where applicable)
6. Obtaining prior approval from the Commission before change in shareholdings above 10%.
7. Notification on change of address, business name etc.
8. Obtaining approval before license transfer
9. Requirement to roll-out service / commence operation etc.
10. Submission of Annual Ownership Report not later than 31* March every year (Corporate Affairs Documents).
11. Current Tax Clearance Certificate
12. Licensees seeking renewal must make their applications at least six (6) months before expiration.