The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has advised the Nigerian government to streamline the regulatory responsibilities of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This recommendation is part of the ITU’s report on Nigeria titled, “Collaborative Regulation: Accelerating Nigeria’s Digital Transformation.”
The report highlights that the overlapping roles of NITDA and NCC in creating industry-specific ICT regulations, data protection, and content control need to be clearly defined. It emphasizes the necessity to delineate the responsibilities between these agencies due to the increasing convergence of telecommunications, IT, and ICTs in general.
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The ITU suggests using the NITDA Amendment Bill, currently before the National Assembly, to clarify the mandates and roles of NITDA. The report notes that there are overlaps not only with the NCC but also with the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) and potentially other entities.
“The NITDA mandate in policy-making and regulation, i.e., whether it is a standards body, a regulatory authority, or a policy-making institution, is unclear, and stakeholders currently differ on what the role should be,” the ITU report states.
It warns that without clear definitions, there is a risk of conflicts between NITDA and other sector regulators, including the NCC, due to NITDA’s broad mandate related to the “digital economy.” This lack of clarity could lead to forum shopping, duplication of roles, and multiple licences and fees imposed on ICT sector companies.
The ITU calls for the roles of NCC and NITDA to be streamlined to avoid these issues and to ensure a more effective regulatory environment in Nigeria’s digital space.
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