NCC Grants Unified Access Service License To STN

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted Unified Access Service Licence (UASL) to Swift Telephone Network Limited, STN, marking the beginning of a new chapter for one of Nigeria’s most resilient indigenous telecom companies.

According to a statement issued by STN on Thursday this achievement was made after years of planning, regulatory engagement, and persistence, adding that UASL will motivate the company to enhance its brand and serve the Nigerian public  within the telecoms ecosystem.

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Reacting to this development, Managing Director/ CEO of STN Oluwole Adetuyi, noted that “This licence is not the destination. It is the bridge. From a small business centre in 1998 to a UASL operator in 2026, the journey has been long. But the journey has never stopped.”

According to Adetuyi, this effort was built on resilience as STN’s story in Nigeria which remains that of an enterprise that has demonstrated capacity to survive, adapt, and reinvent rather than surrender to challenges.

Also reacting to this landmark, STN’S Director, Legal and Regulatory, Yetunde Okafor, said “Our ambition is clear. To build a telecommunications company that is proudly Nigerian in its roots, global in its outlook, and transformational in its impact.

“We want to connect people to opportunities, businesses to customers, and Nigeria to the possibilities of the digital future.”

 STN noted  that it has embarked on “Skills development for engineers and digital professionals; partnerships with Nigerian vendors and service providers; expanding connectivity to bridge the digital divide; creating opportunities across the telecom value chain and building indigenous technical capabilities.

“STN will announce strategic partnerships and roll-out plans in the coming weeks,” the statement said.

 STN was founded in 1998 under the leadership of Late Barr. (Mrs.) Clara Adetuyi and it began as a modest umbrella and table calling spot to support the NUGA Games. For Mrs. Adetuyi, the word ‘Impossible’ never existed.

In 2003, STN became the first provider of digital landline services in Yaba, at a time when neither NITEL nor other operators had deployed digital telephony there.