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5G Connectivity Gaps Still Wide

Global UpfrontFeb 25, 2026February 25, 20260

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Nearly five years after the introduction of the fifth generation (5G) technology for mobile telephones in Nigeria, the services are still skeletal

Mobile Connectivity As Boost For Digital Economy

Global UpfrontNov 26, 2025November 26, 20250

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore With active mobile lines put at 173.5million for a population of 220million and a teledensity of 80%, Nigeria’s digital economy appears to

Call Masking Resurfaces Again in Telecom Networks

Global UpfrontOct 29, 2025October 29, 20251

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore It is unusual to receive supposedly foreign calls only for the caller identification to show a local number. Strangely, many people take

Africa Still Far From Robust Internet Connectivity

Global UpfrontSep 24, 2025September 24, 20250

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Despite the rise in global internet connectivity, African countries still wobble on the outskirts of globalization. Paucity of investments, high costs of

Financial Health And Quality Of Service By Network Operators

Global UpfrontMay 21, 2025May 21, 20250

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore In March 2024, Mobile Network Operators (MNOS) lamented losses of revenue when services were negatively impacted as they suffered internet outage due

FCCPC To Arraign MTN CEO, Others May 28 Over Alleged Breach Of Act

Global UpfrontMar 5, 2025March 5, 20250

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will on May 28, arraign Mr Karl Toriola, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of

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

Telecos Poised To Implement 100% Tariff Increase, Says MTN CEO

Global UpfrontJan 3, 2025January 3, 20250

The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, says telecommunication companies operating in Nigeria have unanimously proposed to implement a 100 per cent increase

Nigeria: Botched 5G Services And The Wi-Fi 6 Gamble

Global UpfrontOct 9, 2024October 9, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore When fully implemented, Fifth Generation (5G) technology and services will transform the telecommunications landscape in Nigeria like nothing else before it, Isa

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