The Nigerian Communications Commission is the independent National Regulatory Authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. The Commission is responsible for creating an enabling environment for competition among operators in the industry, as well as ensuring the provision of qualitative and efficient telecommunications services throughout the country.
Over the years, NCC has earned a reputation as a foremost Telecom regulatory agency in Africa. The Commission is hoping to catalyse the use of ICT’S for different aspects of national development. The Commission has initiated several programs such as the State Accelerated Broadband Initiative (SABI) and Wire Nigeria Project (WIN) to help stimulate demand and accelerate the uptake of ICT tools and services necessary for the enthronement of a knowledge society in Nigeria.
To achieve its mandate, the Commission has put in place the necessary licensing and regulatory framework for the supply of telecommunications services.
Our Mission
To support a market-driven Communications industry and promote universal access.
Our Vision
A dynamic regulatory environment that ensures universal access to affordable and equitable service and supports the nation’s economic growth.
Our Guiding Principles
The Commission is driven by three guiding principles (Fair, Firm, and Forthright) in carrying out its duties and functions as the National Telecommunications Regulator. These principles drive our Core Values
- Integrity
- Excellence
- Professionalism
- Responsiveness
- Innovation
- Commitment
NCC COMMISSIONERS
The governing body of the Nigerian Communications Commission consists of a board of nine Commissioners; made up of six Non-executive members, including the Chairman – representing each of the six Geopolitical Zones of Nigeria – and three Executive members, including the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive and two Executive Commissioners.
Dr. Aminu Maida is the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission.
A native of Katsina State, Dr. Aminu Maida was nominated as the EVC/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by President Bola Tinubu, GCFR on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, and confirmed by the Senate on November 15, 2023.
Dr. Maida holds an MEng in Information Systems Engineering from Imperial College, London in 2002, and in 2006, he bagged a PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath, United Kingdom.
Between 2018 and 2019, Maida completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship (FinTech Pathway) program at the Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Until his latest appointment by the President, Dr. Maida was the Executive Director of technology and operations at Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS), the country’s central switch company owned by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and all licensed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Nigeria.
At NIBSS, Dr. Maida was responsible for spearheading the technical and operational standardization of all devices deployed in the financial system in Nigeria for interoperability. Maida led a dynamic team that ensured that all terminals used in the e-payment industry and all devices deployed in Nigeria would accept all cards issued by banks and other licensed card schemes without discrimination.
Before his appointment at NIBSS, Maida was the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) at the Nigerian-based FinTech Arca Payments Network and Senior Manager at Cisco Systems, United Kingdom.
As a seasoned technical professional with over 15 years of multi-functional and international experience in FinTech & Telecoms & Enterprise Technology, Maida between 2010 and 2014, worked as a Network Design Consultant at EE, part of BT Group, and one of the largest mobile communications companies in the UK. He was also at some point (2006-2010) a System Engineer at Ubiquisys, a leading company in intelligent 3G and LTE small cells, which is now part of Cisco.
Dr. Maida, a professional par excellence with a broad range of experience, making him technically strong and commercially aware, is married with children.
Engr. Ubale Ahmed Shehu Maska is the Executive Commissioner (Technical Services) of the Nigerian Communications Commission.
Following his graduation with a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) – Electrical from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria in 1982, Eng. Ubale Maska proceeded to Rivers State University of Science and Technology in Port Harcourt where he served as a teaching and laboratory assistant in the Electrical Engineering Department as his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) primary assignment.
He returned to ABU afterwards in 1983 as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Electrical Engineering in 1983, and was later promoted to Assistant Lecturer in 1986. During this period, he pursued and obtained a Master’s Degree (MSc.) in Electronics and Telecommunications from his alma mater.
Engr. Maska joined the National Universities Commission (NUC) in 1989, leaving in 1997 as Head of the Hardware & Networking Division after also having served as Head of the System Administration Team of the NUC’s computer network, and representing the NUC on the steering committee of the Nigerian Internet Group (NIG). While at the NUC, Engr. Maska obtained his second Master’s Degree, this time in Software Systems Engineering from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, gaining experience in the design and deployment of automatic control systems as part of the Master’s programme in Lunen, Germany. His education continued following his return from the University of Sheffield with training courses in systems integration and structured cabling, which took him to TNSI (Canada), MIPD (USA) and several other institutions.
Engr. Maska next joined the Petroleum Equalization Fund (Management) Board (PEFB) as Manager in charge of its Management Information System (MIS) in May 1997, where he spearheaded the development of various software packages to meet the needs of all arms of the fund and the training of more than half the workforce of the PEFB in basic computing skills. He also led the planning of the PEFB’s computerization project for deploying Local Area Networks (LANs) in the Fund’s Abuja and Lagos offices and other smaller installations in 22 NNPC depots across the country and connecting all networks into a Wide Area Network (WAN) via satellite.
Following his stint at the PEFB, Engr. Maska moved to the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) in October 1999 as a Deputy General Manager in charge of Information Technology, where he was responsible for all computing facilities and the LAN deployment and networking of the NSITF’s Northern offices.
In 2001, Engr. Ubale Maska joined the Nigerian Communications Commission as a Deputy Director (Engineering Directorate – now Spectrum Administration Department). He was part of the team that pioneered the Spectrum Administration procedures and processes concerning commercial Spectrum in Nigeria and the creation of a Spectrum Pricing Structure for the nation. He was also a member of the team responsible for the initial automation of Frequency Management Records, the establishment of the initial National Frequency Allocation Table by the ITU’s recommendations, and participated in the resolution of several frequency interference issues. Notably, he represented the NCC at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) – World Radio Conference (WRC), in 2003
He then moved to the Technical Research & Standards Directorate, where he participated in the preparatory meetings of the ITU – World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA), 2008. He was then appointed Head of Cybersecurity in the newly created New Media & Information Security Department, where he initiated the process of establishing the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) for Nigeria, and also initiated collaborative relationships with numerous International bodies, most notably the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Cybersecurity issues.
Engr. Maska was then posted to head the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Department in 2011, where he spearheaded the formation of the Industry Working Group on Multiple Taxation/Regulation in Nigeria, and was promoted to Director of the Department in 2012.
Engr. Ubale A. S. Maska is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and is happily married with children.
Mr. Adeleke Morounfolu Adewolu is the Executive Commissioner (Stakeholder Management) of the Nigerian Communications Commission.
A lawyer by profession, a seasoned administrator, and a project manager, Adeleke Adewolu has acquired extensive experience in legal practice, governance, reform, and public administration. He is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (1986) and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales (1999).
Over a career spanning 30 years, Adeleke has served in numerous private and public institutions of repute in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. He served as State Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs in Ogun State from 2015 to 2019. Before that, he was Special Adviser (Research & Documentation) to the Governor of Ogun State (2011-2015), where he coordinated the Fast Track Recruitment of 10,000 workers during the first 100 days of Senator Ibikimle Amosun-led administration. Between 2005 and· 2007, he worked as a Special Assistant on Legal and Legislative Matters to the Senate President in the National Assembly.
An experienced project manager and legal practitioner, with vast, hands-on knowledge of the implementation of Reform and Social Investment Programmes, Adeleke has direct experience managing multi-party stakeholders and high-level representation from the government, the private sector, multilateral agencies, and international organizations including the Bureau of Information Communication Technology {ICT). He has served as a liaison with the National Economic Council (NEC), Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), D.A.W.N Commission, and the South West Governors Forum.
As Ogun State Commissioner for Special Duties, he managed the implementation and performance monitoring of the French Development Agency (AFD) funded Ogun Water Sector Reform project. In his capacity as the State Focal Person for the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Social Investment Programme (SIPs), he coordinated, mobilized resources and managed stakeholder relationships with partner institutions and engaged over 2000 women as Food Vendors under the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme that provided a hot meal daily to over 200,000 primary school pupils. He also coordinated and monitored the placement of over 18,000 unemployed graduate youths under the N-power Graduate Employment programme.
A certified PRINCE2 Project Manager, Adeleke also served in several roles for 13 years, as Senior Caseworker, Business Information System Team Lead, and IT System Releases Manager at the Legal Services Commission of the United Kingdom where he oversaw the maintenance of IT systems, related training and guidance material, user management, configuration management, risk identification management, and data validation.
Adeleke attended Igbobi College, Lagos and Abeokuta Grammar School, Abeokuta. An alumnus of the University of Ife. (now Obafemi Awolowo University {1981- 1985), he was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1986 and began his legal practice in the Chambers of Prince Bola Ajibola S.A.N & Co. He undertook the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test for England & Wales at BPP Law School, Holborn, London in 1998 and was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales in 1999.
He has traveled extensively across four continents of the world and remains a staunch proponent of the global economy and believes that the continuous growth of the digital economy in Nigeria will be a major factor in the attainment of sustainable development for the country.
Adeleke is married with children.
