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Nigerian Communication Commission Orders Telecoms to Report Cyber Threats Within 4 Hours
UnknownMar 5, 2026(9 days ago)
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) directs telecom operators to report cyberattacks within four hours of detection as part of a new cyber resilience framework.
Jessica Adiele reports: Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has directed telecom operators to notify the commission within four hours of detecting any cyberattack. The directive is contained in the Cyber Resilience Framework for Nigeria’s Communications Sector (CRF-NCS) released in February 2026. The rule will take effect in February 2027 and forms part of the regulator’s broader efforts to... Source