The Nigerian Communications Fee (NCC) is growing a complete cybersecurity framework to safeguard digital infrastructure and improve on-line security for telecom shoppers.
The framework, anticipated to take impact in 2026, will tackle safety challenges arising from rising applied sciences and strengthen Nigeria’s digital financial system.
In keeping with a press release launched on Friday by NCC’s Head of Public Affairs Mrs. Nnenna Ukoha, the initiative was the main focus of the Fee’s second stakeholder assembly on the framework, held in Abuja. It builds on an earlier engagement with trade gamers earlier within the yr.
Talking on the discussion board, NCC’s Government Commissioner for Technical Companies, Abraham Oshadami, mentioned the rising digitalization of providers, speedy information trade, and complicated cyber threats require a “sturdy, adaptive, and inclusive cybersecurity framework.”
He famous that cyber dangers are not restricted to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) however now prolong to human security.
“Each state and non-state actors are concentrating on important sectors—together with ours—by way of coordinated cyber and bodily assaults. These assaults continuously goal management methods and information integrity, posing vital dangers to operational know-how (OT), particularly in our sector,” Oshadami warned.
Oshadami added that the telecommunications sector, being the spine of Nigeria’s digital financial system, performs a vital function in nationwide growth, {economic} transformation, and social interplay. This makes it each a strategic asset and a primary goal for cyberattacks.
“As cyberthreats evolve, they endanger not solely system efficiency but in addition human security, amplifying the severity of disruptions to very important communications infrastructure,” he mentioned.
“Together with your continued experience, perception, and collaboration, we’re assured that we are able to co-create a framework that not solely secures our digital infrastructure but in addition fosters innovation, competitiveness, and long-term trade development,” he advised contributors.
CEO of CyberNover, Dr. Kazeem Durodoye, the consultants working with the NCC, introduced the draft framework to stakeholders, whereas the NCC’s Head of Cybersecurity and Web Governance, Babagana Digima, disclosed that the challenge is being supported by the World {Bank}.
The Cybersecurity initiative for the telecom trade was first introduced in June this yr by the Government Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, who said that the proposed framework will define minimal cybersecurity expectations for telecom operators.
