During a consultation workshop held last week last in Abuja, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) announced that it is preparing a new regulatory framework to strengthen cybersecurity in the telecommunications sector.

Securing industry data Telecommunications is a priority because they are at the heart of vital services such as finance and health. The project is supported by the World Bank and developed by the firm CyberNover. The device aims to protect critical infrastructures and the millions of network users facing the resurgence of digital attacks. Expected for 2026, he plans to impose to operators a certain number of standards in terms of management of incidents, risk assessment, information sharing, and cooperation with the authorities.

According to Abraham Oshadami, executive commissioner in charge of technical services at the NCC, “the actors state and non-state target critical sectors, including ours, through coordinated cyber and physical attacks. These attacks often aim at control systems and data integrity, which poses critical risks for operational technology (OT), in especially in our sector.”