Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Nigeria’s government-owned NIGCOMSAT Ltd to develop NigComSat-2A telecommunications satellite operating from geostationary orbit.

(Zonebourse.com) - Le spécialiste des infrastructures spatiales fournira à NIGCOMSAT un nouveau satellite géostationnaire destiné à renforcer la …

México, 22 de septiembre de 2026 – Thales Alenia Space, compañía conjunta entre Thales (67%) y Leonardo (33 %), ha firmado un contrato con la empresa pública nigeriana NIGCOMSAT Ltd para desarrollar un nuevo satélite de telecomunicaciones que operará en órbita geoestacionaria. El nuevo satélite de comunicaciones, denominado NigComSat-2A, contribuirá a reforzar la conectividad digital […]

(Zonebourse.com) - Le spécialiste des infrastructures spatiales fournira à NIGCOMSAT un nouveau satellite géostationnaire destiné à renforcer la …

What began as a courtesy visit by Kenya’s space chief to his Nigerian counterpart has signposted a blueprint for Africa’s growing ambitions in space technology and policy.

The NIGCOMSAT has selected Hughes Network Systems’ JUPITER gateway system to support its NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B satellites.

Ali Al Hashemi Appointed Chair of GSOA Board; Adel Al-Saleh and Jane Nkechi Egerton-Idehen Named Vice Chairs 15 September 2025, Paris – GSOA is delighted to announce the appointment of Ali Al Hashemi, CEO of Space Services at Space42, as its new Chair of the Board, alongside two new Vice Chairs: Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES, and Jane Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, CEO of NIGCOMSAT.

Nigeria's national satellite operator has contracted Hughes to supply its JUPITER ground system ahead of the NIGCOMSAT-2A and 2B launches in 2028 and

A Thales Alenia Space, joint venture entre a Thales (67%) e a Leonardo (33%), assinou um contrato com a empresa pública nigeriana NIGCOMSAT Ltd para desenvolver um novo satélite de telecomunicações qu...

Quasi quattro tonnellate al lancio, una vita operativa di oltre 15 anni e copertura dall’ovest e dal centro fino al sud del continente. La piattaforma Spacebus B2 sosterrà servizi tv, internet, voce e streaming anche nelle comunità meno servite L'articolo NigComSat-2A, a Thales Alenia Space il satellite per connettere l’Africa proviene da CorCom.

Nigeria has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space to develop a new geostationary communications satellite. The agreement, between Nigcomsat and the Italian-French joint venture, aims to enhance d… · Photo : Atmospheric Infrared Sounder · CC BY · Flickr

September 2, 2026 - Lagos (Naija247news) The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT, Jane Egerton-Idehen, has urged heads of public institutions to demonstrate financial transparency and accountability before seeking additional funding for reforms and development. Egerton-Idehen said public institutions hoping to attract sustained investment and financial support must first establish credibility by showing that they can properly manage existing resources and deliver measurable results.

The Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited exists for one reason, which is to build, deploy and commercialise satellite infrastructure that connects Nigeria to the world. It is not a constituency intervention fund neither a community development agency. It has no statutory business constructing roads, renovating town halls, or running youth empowerment schemes in specific federal and state constituencies hundreds of kilometres from any satellite ground station. Yet documents reviewed by SecretsReporters shows that under the leadership of Managing Director/CEO Jane Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, NIGCOMSAT paid out N236,252,505.83 across eight separate transactions to five companies withevery single one of them for projects with no stated connection whatsoever to satellite communications, and every one of them tied to a specific political constituency.