Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator has been ranked among the country’s best-performing federal agencies in the latest government assessment of public institutions, a recognition that comes as the commission seeks to strengthen transparency, consumer protection, and regulatory oversight in Africa’s largest telecoms market.
The Nigerian Communications Commission placed third in the 2026 Public Service Reforms Performance Assessment conducted by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, behind the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, it revealed in a statement to The PUNCH.
The assessment evaluated ministries, departments, and agencies across a range of governance indicators, including compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, fiscal transparency, institutional self-assessment, and the quality of official digital platforms.
The ranking provides an independent endorsement of reforms pursued by the NCC over the past two years as the regulator navigates mounting pressure to improve service quality, strengthen consumer confidence, and increase accountability in a telecommunications sector that underpins much of Nigeria’s digital economy.
Receiving the award on behalf of the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NCC, Aminu Maida, the commission’s Executive Commissioner for Technical Services, Abraham Oshadami, said the recognition validated the agency’s reform agenda while underscoring the need for sustained improvements.
