Engr. Opeolu Oyebanji is the Head of Internet Infrastructure in the Cybersecurity and Internet Governance Department of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), where he contributes to the development of regulatory frameworks and policies aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s Internet infrastructure and ecosystem. His work focuses on promoting the localisation of Internet traffic within Nigeria, accelerating the adoption of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), and advancing Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) validation to enhance the security, resilience, and sustainability of Nigeria’s Internet infrastructure.

He previously served as Team Lead of the Nigerian Communications Sectoral Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT), where he led cybersecurity incident response coordination and collaborated with telecommunications operators to strengthen the protection of critical telecommunications infrastructure against cyber threats. He has extensive experience in cybersecurity incident response management, threat monitoring, and coordinating efforts to improve cybersecurity resilience across the communications sector.

This experience, combined with his work in Internet infrastructure policy, cybersecurity, and regulatory coordination, informs his contributions to advancing Internet interconnection, local traffic exchange, and a more secure and resilient Internet ecosystem in Nigeria.