Nigeria Reaches 79.65% Teledensity As Broadband Penetration Hits 48.81-NCC
By Stella Enenche, Abuja
The nation has attained 79.65 percent teledensity and 48.81 percent broadband penetration as at May 2025, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Dr, Aminu Maida has revealed.
He made the revelation on Thursday at a Stakeholders’ Forum on General Authorisation Framework for the Nigerian telecoms industry in Abuja.
Maida who was represented by the Executive Commissioner for Stakeholder Management, Rimini Makama, said the new framework was designed to respond to the fast-changing digital economy and support startups, new service models, and emerging technologies.
The EVC said the progress has been driven by the rapid uptake of mobile technologies, surging data consumption, and an increasing appetite for digital services.
He added that the recorded progress cannot be sustainable and beneficial to the people if a regulatory paradigm that is not only responsive but enabling is not embarked upon.
“Today, we are at a significant juncture, where disruptive innovations are accelerating the evolution of the communications ecosystem. We are now at a turning point, where the nature of innovation demands a regulatory paradigm that is not only responsive but enabling,”
“This is an objective that lies at the core of NCC, latest initiative: the General Authorisation Framework.
“This reform introduces a flexible and responsive regulatory licensing approach that is structured to embrace new and emerging services that fall outside the existing License Structure,” he added.
The EVC further noted that regulation alone is not enough. “You—our stakeholders—are central to the success of this framework. Mobile Network Operators, Service Providers, Infrastructure Companies, OEMs, startups, civil society, and academia all have a role to play”, he said
Director of Licensing and Authorisation at NCC, Mr. Usman Mamman, said the framework was informed by research and global benchmarking from countries like the UK and Singapore.
“This new approach will support experimentation and responsible deployment while safeguarding market integrity,” Mamman noted, urging stakeholders to contribute feedback before finalisation”.
