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- 12 May 2022
African Regulators Plan Continental Online Content Laws
African regulators are developing a harmonised regulation framework for broadcast, video-on-demand and over-the-top content in both legacy and new media. Regulators from Nigeria, SA and Kenya say the…
- 20 Jul 2026
Court Affirms FCCPC’s Power to Regulate Digital Lending
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has resumed implementation of the Digital, Electronic, Online or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations, 2025 (DEON Regulations).…
- 1 Nov 2020
Tuface Calls out FG for Attempting to Regulate Social Media
Tuface Idibia, music icon has described the plans by Nigerian government to regulate social media as irresponsible. Tuface Tuface urged the leaders to do the needful first before regulating social…
- 27 Jun 2021
Social Media must be Regulated to Protect National Interest- Gbajabiamila
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the House of Representatives, has stated that social media must be regulated to protect national interests. The Speaker stated that social media must be regulated…
- 19 Oct 2017
NCC Ignores Telcos, Says No to OTT Regulation
Nigerian Communications Commission has said it can’t regulate Over The Top Technology for now, refusing the telecom operators’ call that the technology be regulated in the country. OTT…
- 27 Oct 2021
NCC, other Telecom Regulators Set to Combat e-Fraud, Standardise Regional Roaming Tariffs
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other telecoms regulators under the auspices of West African Telecoms Regulators Assembly (WATRA) are set to develop technical and regulatory…
- 27 May 2016
NCC Wins Africa Regulator of the Year Award
For being the leading light in telecommunication regulations in Africa, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently got the African Regulator Award for 2015. The Africa Information…
- 28 Dec 2020
e-Waste: NESREA Regulation Provides for EPR says DG
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has said that its 2011 regulations on Electrical/Electronic was based on life cycle approach and has provision on…
- 7 Feb 2024
Telecom Regulators Seek Deployment of a Single Emergency Number
Telecommunications regulators across Africa have called for the implementation of a single emergency number across the continent. The regulators met in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of the African…
- 17 Nov 2020
SEC Tightens Regulations, Threatens Sanctions Mutual Funds Operators
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria’s apex capital market regulator, has tightened regulations on collective investment schemes (CIS), threatening to sanctions them for any errors in…
- 7 Apr 2016
FG, WATRA Ink Agreement on Telecommunications Regulation
Federal government and West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) on Wednesday in Abuja signed an agreement on adopting a comprehensive framework for the regulation of…
- 13 Oct 2017
West Africa Free Roaming Regulations Approved
By peter oluka A regulation for free regional roaming regulation across the Economic of West African States (ECOWAS) has been approved. ECOWAS member countries’ ministers in charge of…
- 20 Dec 2017
NIMC Gazettes Supplementary Regulations for the Mandatory Use of NIN, others
By peter oluka The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has gazetted and published five (5) Regulations, following an approval received from the Honorable Attorney General of the Federation…
- 15 Aug 2019
NITDA Ignores Protests, Vows to Go Ahead with Data Regulation
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said it will go on with the implementation of internet regulation and warned that no interest group was powerful enough to stop it from…
- 11 Jul 2022
Prof Iredia Asks NBC to Allow Media Self-Regulate
Prof. Tony Iredia, former director general of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), has appealed for self-regulation of media in Nigeria. Prof. Iredia made the call while fielding questions on a…
- 16 Jul 2023
Our Regulation will Not Stifle Innovation, Inuwa tells Stakeholders
Kashifu Inuwa, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), reassured stakeholders that the agency's regulations are not intended to stifle innovation but rather to…
- 30 Nov 2025
GSMA Report Warns of Fragmented Cybersecurity Regulation is Raising Costs, Increasing Risk for Mobile Operators
The GSMA has released a major new independent study, The Impact of Cybersecurity Regulation on Mobile Operators, revealing that mobile operators are spending between US $15-19 billion annually on…
- 23 Dec 2024
SEC Restates Commitment to Transparency in Fintech Regulation
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has assured stakeholders in the fintech space it is committed to ensuring transparency and integrity in the regulation of the space. Dr. Emomotimi Agama,…
- 17 Aug 2010
The Courier Industry and Regulation
Recent development on government agencies and departments regulating their counterparts across different sectors of the economy heightened recently as Nigerian International Air Couriers Association…
- 12 Jan 2020
SEC says Technology a Boost to Market Regulation
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has appreciated the place of technology in capital market regulation, saying its has boosted efficiency in no small measure. To this end, it said it would…
- 29 Jul 2024
FintechNGR Renews Partnership with SEC to Strengthen Regulations for Nigerian Fintechs
In a significant move to deepen its advocacy objectives and enhance collaboration between regulators and fintechs in Nigeria, FintechNGR, led by the President Ade Bajomo, engaged with the Securities…
- 17 Nov 2017
NCC seeks Senate’s Cooperation in Telecoms Regulation
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on federal lawmakers, especially the Senate Committee on Communications, to cooperate with it in regulating the telecommunications industry.…
- 29 Feb 2016
Fears NCC May Regulate OTT Services Are Misplaced- Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said that fears in some quarters that the Commission is out to regulate over the Top (OTT) services…
- 18 Sept 2016
ATCON Offers Solutions to Over-Regulation in Telecoms Sector
Although the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is the statutory authority charged with the regulation of telecoms services in Nigeria, today, the telecoms sector has witnessed…
- 16 Mar 2018
NCC Moves to Regulate Use of Satellite Communications Services
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said the commission would create a legal framework to regulate the use of satellite communications services and…
- 19 Mar 2018
NCC to Regulate Use of Satellite Communications
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the commission would create a legal framework to regulate the use of satellite communications…
- 15 Oct 2023
SERAP Urges Lawmakers to Reject Social Media Regulation Bill
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the lawmakers to reject the recently reintroduced social media regulation bill which if passed would unduly restrict the rights to…
- 10 Jul 2020
ATCON Urges Members to Follow Nigeria Data Protection Regulation
The Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has urged members to comply with Nigeria Data Protection Regulation as stipulated by the federal government through the National Information…
- 23 Dec 2021
Congolese Regulator Understudies Nigeria's Telecoms Market
Faith in the operational excellence and regulatory efficiency that have become the marks of Africa's foremost regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was demonstrated recently when a…
- 28 Apr 2020
Regulators Urged to Allow Cloud Tech in Financial Services
African regulators have to support and approve the use of cloud technology within the financial sector, says a new industry report. The study, Cloud Banking in Africa: The Regulatory Opportunity, by…