Nigeria’s aggressive push for local smartphone manufacturing, device financing - ITREALMS

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The Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Chief Idris Ibikunle Olorunnimbe, has issued a direct challenge to global technology manufacturers, offering unprecedented government backing for companies that establish production plants in Nigeria by November 2026, reports ITREALMS.

Speaking at the Digital Africa Summit Roundtable in Shanghai on June 24, 2026, the NCC Chairman identified device affordability; rather than network coverage, as the primary barrier keeping millions of Nigerians offline.