Nigerian Communication Commission Orders Telecoms to Report Cyber Threats Within 4 Hours

Jessica Adiele reports Nigerias 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 Nigerias Communications Sector CRFNCS released in February 2026 The rule will take effect in February 2027 and forms part of the regulators broader efforts to Source