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In Pursuit Of 70% Broadband Penetration

Global UpfrontMar 19, 2025March 19, 20250

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Despite the rising depletion of data used by subscribers, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says there is nothing to worry about. It

Google AI Funds For Nigerian Startups

Global UpfrontSep 18, 2024September 18, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Sometime last week, the government of Nigeria in collaboration with Google Africa began what could turn around the fortunes of startups with

A Minister’s Tempest And Telecoms Survival

Global UpfrontAug 21, 2024August 21, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore The new “National Digital Economy and E-Government bill “ maybe an albatross described in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient

Ministers Trade Words Over Ownership of AI Implementation Platform

Global UpfrontJun 26, 2024June 26, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore The proposed implementation strategy and platform to grow Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now a source of disagreement between immediate past Communications &

Tech Evangelist As Digital Economy Minister

Global UpfrontJun 19, 2024June 19, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Having been a co- founder of Co Creation Hub (CcHub), Nigeria’s Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Minister, Bosun Tijani, has been described

As The Long Road To Digital Economy Begins

Global UpfrontJan 17, 2024January 17, 20240

Towards the last days of the previous regime, some time in 2023, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the immediate past Communication & Digital Economy

The Hurdles To Digital Economy, By Sonny Aragba-Akpore

Global UpfrontNov 8, 2023November 8, 20230

With unbelievably poor infrastructure and critical disengagement of access to the internet and other telecommunications services,building a digital economy may be herculean. Less than 50%

Ambitious Telecoms Roadmap And A Minister’s Dreams

Global UpfrontOct 18, 2023October 18, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Cerebral as Bosun Tijani, Nigeria’s Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Minister may be, his 31-page Roadmap for Telecommunications sector looks ambitious and

ICT Sector And The New Communications Minister

Global UpfrontAug 23, 2023August 23, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Before he became a Ministerial nominee, Bosun Tijani was a quiet unassuming technology whizkid running the race on his chosen lane. Yes,

Ministerial Nominee Bosun Tijani Who Tackled Tinubu Before Appointment Seeks Forgiveness For Past Tweets

Global UpfrontAug 5, 2023August 5, 20230

A ministerial nominee from Ogun State, Bosun Tijani has apologized to the Senate over “unpatriotic” comments he shared on Twitter some years ago. Senator Abdulfatai