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- 13 Jun 2016
Blueprint for Declaring ICT Infrastructure Critical National Assets
The recent move by the federal government to declare telecom infrastructure in the country as critical national and security assets is a move in the right direction, but it needs to be accompanied…
- 11 Jun 2024
IHS Nigeria, NSCDC’s synergy on protection of critical national assets and infrastructure
By Lere Ojedokun A secure environment is essential for political, economic and social activities to flourish in every society. It enables the government to focus on formulation of policies that can…
- 13 Oct 2014
Disturbing Security Situation of Critical Infrastructure
Nigeria’s refractory and sore-footed approach to the protection of critical infrastructure particularly ICT resources is worrying. To most Nigerians, ICT infrastructure is fat cow which everybody…
- 2 Jul 2012
Telecom Industry Rings Worries Over Vandals
The telecom industry waxed worriedly at the weekend over the growing targeted attacks on telecom equipment, infrastructure and telecom workers and urged the government to declare ICT equipment,…
- 13 Jan 2019
Worrying Security Situation of Critical ICT Infrastructure
Nigeria’s refractory and sore-footed approach to the protection of critical infrastructure particularly ICT resources is worrying. To most Nigerians, ICT infrastructure is fat cow which…
- 17 Jul 2012
That Natcoms’ Call for Capital Punishment for Vandals of Telecom Infrastructure
The recent call by National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (Natcoms) for a law that would make vandalism of telecommunication facilities a capital offence is inherently wrong, and can…
- 30 Jun 2019
Angst over Double-Speak on Critical Infrastructure Protection
The recent threat by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to demolish over 8, 000 telecommunications masts belonging to some telecommunications providers across the country, has again shown the…
- 14 Apr 2019
Protect Telecom Infrastructure, NCC Tasks Consumers
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for a collaborative effort towards protecting telecom infrastructure across the country. Mrs Amina Shehu, NCC director zonal operations who…
- 7 Aug 2025
NCC Calls for Unified Action to Protect Nigeria’s Telecom Infrastructure at CNII Conference
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for unified action among all stakeholders to protect Nigeria’s telecom infrastructure, underscoring the urgent need to safeguard the nation’s…
- 17 Aug 2012
Ndukwe Chairs Telecom Infrastructure Protection Round Table
Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, immediate past executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) who superintended Nigeria’s now famous telecom revolution is to chair the first ever ‘Telecom…
- 8 Aug 2025
Nigeria Mulls Trust Fund to Preserve Telecom Infrastructure
Nigeria's telecom providers intend to establish the Telecom Infrastructure Protection Trust Fund to pay for equipment protection as the industry faces an alarming increase in infrastructure sabotage.…
- 21 Aug 2024
Telecoms Infrastructure Vandals in Trouble as President Tinubu Signs CNI Bill into Law
Federal Government has finally signed the ‘Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure Order, 2024.’ Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and…
- 22 Nov 2017
NCC, NSCDC Ink Agreement on Telecom Infrastructure Protection
Nigeria Communication Commission and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday in Abuja signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to protect critical Telecom infrastructure…
- 11 Jul 2025
NCC Speaks of Plans to Secure Telecom Infrastructure Nationwide
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment to safeguarding telecommunications infrastructure across the country, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order,…
- 18 Nov 2019
Telcos, NCC Tackle NASS as Rep Seeks Rejig of Communications Act
Isiaka Ibrahim, member of the House of Representatives, has called for a review of the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA), which guides operations and regulations in the country’s telecommunications…
- 28 Sept 2018
NCC Canvasses for Protection of Telecoms Infrastructure
The Nigerian Communications Commission has sensitized stakeholders on the need for the protection of telecoms infrastructure in the country. Helen Obi, Head Zonal Operations, NCC, stated this…
- 14 Aug 2025
NCC Rallies Stakeholder Support to Protect Telecom Infrastructure
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment to the full operationalisation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Executive Order on Critical National Information Infrastructure…
- 8 Oct 2025
NCC’s Maida Calls for Unified Action to Accelerate Broadband and Safeguard Telecom Infrastructure
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for urgent collaboration among Nigeria’s states and stakeholders to accelerate broadband…
- 1 May 2026
ALTON Rues Vandalism, Others as Critical Infrastructures Suffer Attacks
Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has decried persistent challenges such as vandalism, high operating costs, and regulatory bottlenecks threatening service delivery…
- 25 Nov 2018
NCC Mandates ATCON to Mediate in ALTON, Kogi Face-off
Worried by the adverse impact of shutdown of cell sites by Kogi state government and threat by Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) to withdraw telecommunications…
- 10 Jul 2012
Protecting Telecom Infrastructure for Quality of Service
The importance of telecommunications in the national life of the country cannot be over-emphasized. There is virtually no aspect of the ever changing economic landscape of the new digital world that…
- 2 Sept 2022
Over 50,000 Telecom Infrastructure Destruction Reported in 5 Years
Over 50,000 cases of major destruction to telecom infrastructure and facilities have been reported across the country in the past five years, raising alarm over the implication of these incidents to…
- 2 Dec 2025
ALTON Commends NSCDC Ogun State for Outstanding Performance in Protection of Telecom Infrastructure
Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has commended the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps…
- 20 Jun 2019
NCC Writes ONSA over Threat by NCAA to Demolish Masts
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reported Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), following threat by NCAA to pull down 8,805…
- 23 Aug 2020
Airtel Nigeria Support Law to Safeguard Telecoms Infrastructure
Mr Segun Ogunsanya, managing director/CEO of Airtel Nigeria, has said that there is an urgent need for the local authorities to come up with laws to protect infrastructure in the telecommunications…
- 22 Aug 2012
Presidency Makes Tough Call against Vandals
The federal government is to make a tough call with a special executive administrative directive to protect the nation’s ICT infrastructure currently subjected to attacks from all angles, Nigeria…
- 12 Apr 2016
IHS Sends SoS to Shittu, Comms Minister, Indicts States’ on Poor QoS
IHS has stressed the urgent need to pass into law the Critical National Infrastructure Bill in order to protect the Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) from arbitrary site lock up and vandalism. Mr.…
- 15 Dec 2019
Ericsson Powers MTN to a Successful 5G Trails in Lagos
Ericsson, telecommunications equipment manufacturer assisted MTN Nigeria to a successful 5G trails in Lagos recently. Ericsson At the event MTN demonstrated the capacity of 5G service in enhancing…
- 27 Jun 2013
Anudu, Swift Network MD Calls for Law to Protect IT Infrastructure
Charles Anudu, managing director, Swift Networks Limited has urged the National Assembly to expedite action on the bill to recognise telecommunications equipment as critical national resource. The…
- 30 Oct 2024
NCC Waxes Worriedly as Telcos Lose Billions to Vandalism, Theft
Dr. Aminu Maida, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that telecommunications operators in Nigeria are currently facing immense challenges with frequent fibre…