Licensing
A Company applying for a Licence must be registered in Nigeria by the Corporate Affairs Commission (C.A.C)
- The Commission does not grant a Licence for SIM registration
- You can apply for Sales and Installation Class Licence for sale of recharge cards.
- Kindly visit the NCC website at https://eservices.ncc.gov.ng and choose a category of the Class Licence that suits the services you wish to offer.
- Individual Licence: According to the provision of the Nigerian Communication Act 2003, the Commission is required to convey its decision to the applicant within 90 days of receipt of the application for an individual Licence with complete documentation that is not the subject of a competitive bid.
The Commission has a surveillance programme aimed at identifying illegal operators and appropriate sanctions/enforcement action against any defaulter who fails to regularize operations. The Commission would be pleased to receive information from the public on only suspected illegal Operator.
- Click on Licensing Application management System
- Select Provide Licence details
- Submit your Licence information for verification and approval
- If you are a Local Company, select your company's ownership type.
The outcome will be communicated via the status tab on the Licensing Application Management System portal.
- Ensure the necessary information has been provided
- Review your Company Details,
- Add and wait for validation of your Tax Identification Number (TIN) by FIRS.
- Ensure your undertaking is properly ticked
- Select company representative
- make payment
- Click on the submit button. (You can only submit your application once the submit button is enabled.
- Sign up on the Commission’s eservice portal via the link: esevices.ncc.gov.ng,
- click on Licensing Application Management System (LAMS),
- view your Licence and
- click on renew to apply for renewal of Licence
(Please note that to successfully submit an application for Licence renewal, the licensee is required to provide/upload the evidence of compliance with relevant Licence obligations. Compliance with Licence obligations is required for Licence renewal.)
The obligations are;