NCC UNVEILS CYBER SECURITY FRAMEWORK FOR TELECOM INDUSTRY.

PFM105.5     NCC/CYBER SECURITY       6PM               04/06/2025

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has initiated the development of a comprehensive cyber security framework to safeguard the country's rapidly expanding telecommunications industry. 

The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, who was represented by the Executive Commissioner for Technical Services, Abraham Oshadami, announced this during a Cyber security Framework Development Regulatory Meeting on Wednesday in Lagos.

The NCC boss revealed that with over 172 million active subscribers and 141 million internet users, the sector's growth has brought heightened exposure to cyber threats.

He explained that the framework, which is expected to foster a unified cyber security posture, enhance protection of telecom infrastructure, shield consumer data, and align with national and international best practices, will outline minimum cyber security expectations for operators and provide guidance on incident reporting, risk management, and collaboration between agencies.

Emphasising the importance of collaboration with stakeholders, including network operators, government agencies, and academia, to create a practical and effective framework, the NCC said the framework will be shared with the industry for review and also categorize licenses into different tiers to ensure companies handling significant data receive appropriate attention.

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