Nigerian Communications Commission

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is the independent regulatory authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. The NCC was created under Decree number 75 by the [Federal Military Government of Nigeria] on 24 November 1992. The NCC was charged with the responsibility of regulating the supply of telecommunications services and facilities, promoting competition, and setting performance standards for telephone services in Nigeria. The Decree has been abrogated and replaced with the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003. Umar Garba is the present head of (NCC) assumed office since 2015.[1]

List of present commissioners 2019
  • Chairman - Otunba Olabiyi Durojaiye- November 2016 to January 2019[2]
  • Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive - Professor Umar Danbatta
  • Executive Commissioner (Technical Services)- Engr. Ubale Maska
  • Member - Mr. Clement Baiye
  • Member - Prof. Millionaire Freeborn Nestor Abowei
  • Member - Mr. Aliyu Saidu Abubakar
  • Member - Mr. Salman Abdulazeez Muhammed

Notes
  1. "In Line For Online". The Business Year. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  2. Akwaja, Chima (2021-09-07). "NCC Mourns Ex-Board Chairman, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye". Leadership News. Retrieved 2022-02-15.


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