Stakeholders Meet in Abuja on Nigeria’s Spectrum Roadmap and Emerging Wireless Technologies

Key industry players and government officials on Tuesday gathered in Abuja for a stakeholder engagement organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to discuss Nigeria’s Spectrum Roadmap for 2026–2030 and new guidelines on next-generation wireless technologies.

From left: Deputy Director, Business Environment and Government Affairs, Huawei Nigeria, Dr Nihinlola Fafore; Head, Spectrum Administration Department, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Engr. Atiku Lawal; Head, Fixed Networks and Converged Services, NCC, Engr. Gidado Maigana Ahmed; Head, Spectrum Assignment, NCC, Mr Abubakar Hammanyaji; Country Lead, Digital Access Programme, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Mr Idongesit Udo; and Head, Spectrum Planning, NCC, Dr Joseph Emeshili, during Day One of the Stakeholder Engagement on the Spectrum Roadmap 2026–2030. The event also featured discussions on guidelines for the use of the 60GHz band for multi-gigabit wireless systems and the lower 6GHz band for Wi-Fi 6 in Nigeria. The meeting was held at the NCC Auditorium, Communications and Digital Economy Complex, Mbora, Abuja.