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NCC Finally Approves 50% Tariff Raise For Glo, MTN, Airtel, Others

Global UpfrontJan 20, 2025January 20, 20250

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the request of telecommunications companies to raise tariff, capping it “at a maximum of 50 per cent of

Before Load Shedding By Telecoms Operators Begins

Global UpfrontSep 4, 2024September 4, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Nigerians are commonly used to electricity power load shedding which strategically reduces or cuts off electricity supply to different consumers or areas

Waiting For Telecoms Load Shedding (1)

Global UpfrontAug 28, 2024August 28, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore By the time you wake up one faithful morning to the observation that your mobile phone has no network connection, don’t panic

Why Telecom Services Still Remain Poor

Global UpfrontAug 7, 2024August 7, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore For inexplicable reasons, most of last week, especially days preceding the #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protests, telecommunications services which were already in very poor state

Internal Haemorrhage As Threats To Telecom Services

Global UpfrontMay 29, 2024May 29, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Without sounding a death-knell, telecommunications service companies are troubled. Although, the big players display glamour and pictures of “all is well,” what

Why 5G Services In Nigeria May Remain Elusive For Now

Global UpfrontMay 1, 2024May 1, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Apathy by operators occasioned by lack of confidence in the near comatose economy of the country is believed to be one strong

Telecoms Tariff Hike Threats by Operators

Global UpfrontApr 24, 2024April 24, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore The telecommunications industry appears troubled. With nearly 46 various taxes paid by the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and the intermittent crude drive

As We Continue The Wait For 5G Services

Global UpfrontApr 17, 2024April 17, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Nikolai Gogol’s “The Inspector General“ told a story many years ago that resonates today. Apart from painting a picture of mockery in

5G And Subscribers Endless Wait In Nigeria

Global UpfrontJan 18, 2023January 18, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Despite the hype around the 5G auctions in Nigeria, first in December 2021 and later in December 2022, with three licenses issued

Data Spikes And Rising Costs Of Internet Access

Global UpfrontOct 19, 2022October 19, 20220

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore With a recent increase by about 10 percent of the cost of data on their networks, MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa, who