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The Nigerian Financial Tax System
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Investment in Nigeria
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Importation of Goods
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1.4.18 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
The NCC was established by the NCC Act, No. 75 of 1992 to regulate the
Nigerian telecommunications industry. In 2003, the Act was repealed and
replaced with the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA), No.19 of 2003 (now
Cap N97, LFN, 2004).
Based on the NCA, the functions of the NCC include:
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the facilitation of investments in and entry into the Nigerian market
for provision and supply of communications services, equipment and
facilities;
the protection and promotion of the interests of consumers against
unfair practices, including matters relating to tariffs and charges for, and
the availability and quality of, communications services, equipment and
facilities;
ensuring that licencees implement and operate the most efficient and
accurate billing system at all times;
the promotion of fair competition in the communications industry, and
protection of communications services and facilities providers from
misuse of market power or anti-competitive and unfair practices by
other service or facilities providers or equipment suppliers;
granting and renewing communications licences whether or not
the licences themselves provide for renewal in accordance with the
provisions of the NCA and monitoring and enforcing compliance with
licence terms and conditions by licencees;
proposing and effecting amendments to licence conditions in
accordance with the objectives and provisions of the NCA;
fixing and collection of fees for grant of communications licences and
other regulatory services provided by the NCC;
the development and monitoring of performance standards and indices
relating to the quality of telephone and other telecommunications
services and facilities supplied to consumers in Nigeria having regard to
the best international performance indicators; and
making and enforcement of regulations made pursuant to the NCA.
1.4.19 The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC)
The NBC was established by the NBC Act, No. 38 of 1992 10 (now Cap
N11, LFN, 2004) as the regulatory authority of the Nigerian broadcasting
industry. Under the NBC Act (as amended), the powers of the NBC
include:
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receiving, processing and considering applications for the
establishment, ownership or operation of radio and television stations,
including cable television services, direct satellite broadcast and any
other medium of broadcasting; and radio and television stations owned,
established or operated by the Federal, State or Local Government;
recommending applications, through the Minister of Communication
Technology, to the President for the grant of radio and television
licences;
• regulating and controlling the Nigerian broadcasting industry;
• receiving, considering and investigating complaints from individuals and
corporate bodies regarding the contents of a broadcast and the conduct
of a broadcasting station;
• establishing and disseminating national broadcasting code and setting
standards in respect of contents and the quality of materials for
broadcast;
• regulating ethical standards and technical excellence in public, private
and commercial broadcast stations in Nigeria;
• approving the transmitter power, the location of stations, areas of
coverage as well as regulating types of broadcast equipment to be
used; and
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ensuring strict adherence to the national laws, rules and regulations
relating to the participation of foreign capital in relation to local capital in
broadcasting.
There are indications in the final draft of the National Information and
Communications Technology Policy (NICTP) published in August 2012,
that the NCC will become a converged ICT regulator by assuming the
communications technology regulatory functions of the NBC on the one
hand, and the regulatory functions of the National Information Technology
Development Agency and the Nigerian Postal Service on the other.
However, the recommendations are yet to be approved and implemented.
10 The NBC Act No. 38 of 1992 was amended by the NBC (Amendment) Act No. 55 of 1999.
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