Infrastructure companies supporting Nigeria’s telecommunications sector have upgraded equipment across more than 2,000 base stations as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen network capacity and improve service quality, the country’s telecom regulator said.
The development comes as the sector plans to invest about N1.86tn this year, following capital expenditure of N2.13tn recorded in 2025 by mobile network operators, tower companies and other industry players.
The figures were disclosed in a communiqué obtained by Sunday PUNCH after the Nigerian Communications Commission’s 109th board meeting.
Infracos, often referred to as tower companies or colocation and infrastructure-sharing licensees, own, manage and maintain critical mobile network infrastructure such as towers, base station sites and related facilities that MTN, Airtel, Globacom and T2 lease rather than build individually.
They play a central role in reducing duplication of infrastructure, lowering deployment costs for operators and accelerating network expansion by allowing multiple telecom operators to share the same physical assets.
