Sunday March 26, 2023

Public Notices

The following are the Public Notices issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission. By the publication of these notices in print, broadcast or online, the Commission seeks to inform the public of developments and upcoming actions relating to its activites and the Nigerian telecommunications industry.


The Nigerian Communications Commission has determined to introduce Mobile Virtual Network Operator’s services within the telecommunications market of the country. In pursuit of this, the Commission wishes to obtain comments from industry stakeholders and the general public on key considerations, which will be used to formulate a sustainable and efficient MVNO licensing framework, as well as a highly conducive regulatory regime that facilitates growth and development in the telecoms space, through competitive and differentiated services offered by these virtual operators.

The Nigerian Communications Commission wishes to inform all stakeholders of the New Pricing Regime for National Numbering & Short Codes, which eliminates the "gliding path" for the yearly renewal of long numbers and establishes new fees for short codes, which shall take effect from January 1, 2021.

Please click the link below to see the new pricing regime on the National Numbering page.
New Pricing Regime for National Numbering & Short Codes

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is mandated to encourage effective research and development efforts by the Academia and other practitioners in the communications’ industry, with the goal of building the indigenous capacity of manufacturers and improving the overall supply chain, within the Nigerian economy.

The Nigerian Communications Commission in exercise of its functions under the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 (the Act) published the following draft regulatory instruments on its website www.ncc.gov.ng for stakeholders’ comments.

The Nigerian Communications Commission in exercise of its functions under the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 (the Act) has developed the document Draft Deployment Plan for 5G Technology in Nigeria (1.20 MB) (the Draft Document).