NCC seeks inputs on National Telecoms Policy Review 

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Lagos, Feb. 21, ’26 (TNZ) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has invited written submissions from interested industry stakeholders on the ongoing review of the National Telecommunications Policy (NTP) 2000, TheNewsZenith reports.

Ukoha noted that NCC had set Friday,  March 20, as the deadline for all written submissions from stakeholders.

The submissions should be addressed to the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Commission or sent to the dedicated email: stakeholders@ncc.gov.ng.

According to the statement, the consultation process is in exercise of the Commission’s functions under the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA), 2003.

“The process, upon the activation of the provisions of Section 24 (1) of the Act, is the first step in the public consultation process to guide the review of the subsisting NTP 2000.

“The policy review aligns with the Communication Minister’s Strategic Blueprint. The blueprint is the acceleration of collective prosperity of through technical efficiency.

“Hence, the consultation process and its outcome will support the work of the Implementation Committee (IC) in coming up with a reviewed policy.

“This will meet the current challenges of the communications sector and keep up with the rapid and dynamic changes since the current NTP was issued 25 years ago,” TheNewsZenith quotes from the statement.

The statement quoted the NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Dr Aminu Maida, as saying that the process would produce the first draft of the NTP 2026.

“This will replace the existing NTP 2000, following 25 years of implementation,” Maida said.

According to him, the draft will also undergo further consultations to enable stakeholders to make more input before a final draft is subjected to the statutory policy approval and validation processes.

“The NTP 2000 has been instrumental to advancing Nigeria’s telecom sector from where it was 25 years ago – from a mere 500,000 lines to almost 180 million active mobile connections as of December 2026.

One of the gaps that the revised policy seeks to address is rising demand for data services and its externalities.

“This is a first step in the consultation process and there will be other layers of engagements, to ensure that the final draft accommodates varied expertise, feedback and inputs from a cross section of stakeholders,” TheNewsZenith quotes Maida as stating.

He implored stakeholders to take the opportunity to participate in developing the policy that will take the communications sector to the next level after the immeasurable successes attained since 2000.

In the ongoing review, there are 15 key policy proposals, which form the baseline for the review and potential changes to the existing NTP and provide both the context and policy purpose for necessary changes.

The policy proposal caters to regulation of the industry, its sustainability, emerging technologies, national security, among others.

According to the EVC, the expected feedback will guide the amendment of the NTP in line with the expectations of the NCA. (TNZ)

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