[PHOTO NEWS] Regulator Meets Industry: NCC visits Airtel, IHS Towers

Photo shows l-r: Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, President, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON); Ms. Rimini Makama, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); and Mr. Dinesh Balsingh, Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, during a courtesy and familiarisation visit to Airtel Nigeria’s headquarters, Lagos State, on October 21, 2026.

Photo shows l-r: Mr. Kazeem Oladepo, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, IHS Towers; Ms. Rimini Makama, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); and Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, President, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), during a courtesy and familiarisation visit to IHS Towers’ headquarters, Lagos State.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), through its Executive Commissioner for Stakeholder Management, Ms. Rimini Makama, has undertaken courtesy and familiarisation visits to Airtel Nigeria and IHS Towers in Lagos, alongside the President of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr. Gbenga Adebayo. 

The engagements, held on October 21, 2026, brought the regulator and key industry players together to strengthen collaboration on telecommunications service delivery, infrastructure development, and stakeholder partnership.

At Airtel Nigeria’s headquarters, Makama was received by the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Dinesh Balsingh, while the visit to IHS Towers featured discussions with Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kazeem Oladepo. 

The meetings underscore the NCC’s continued focus on constructive engagement with operators and infrastructure providers as Nigeria seeks to improve connectivity and sector growth.

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