Nigerian Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited
is a company under the Federal Ministry of Science Technology whose mission is to be the leading communication satellite operator and service provider
in Africa. NIGCOMSAT is a public private partnership with the private sector envisaged to have a controlling share.

NIGCOMSAT is a young, new, vibrant, innovative company that shall manage and operate the first geostationary communication satellite in Sub-Saharan African due for launch in 2007, i.e. the Nigerian Comunication Satellite (NigComSat-1), which has C, Ku, Ka and L bands. NIGCOMSAT is committed to effective delivery of secure, qualitative and value-added satellite services to Africans through apan-African product, NigComSat-1.

NIGCOMSAT shall provide comprehensive, transmission and application services via digital or analogue system, operate same by either fixed or mobile satellite, direct broadcast satellite services, end-to-end solution and
also engage in transponder leasing services.