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Nigeria: A Tale Of Multiple ICT Regulators

Global UpfrontFeb 15, 2023February 15, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Elsewhere in the world, telecommunications, broadcast and the internet businesses have come under a single roof called convergence. But Nigeria still maintains

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

Elon Musk And Disruptive Internet Technology In Nigeria

Global UpfrontJan 11, 2023January 11, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore With 152.8 million subscribers connected to internet services as at November 2022, according to statistics published by industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications

A Minister’s Quest And Balkanization Of NCC

Global UpfrontDec 28, 2022December 28, 20220

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore After reading and re-reading Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, searching for the fate that awaits telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)

Digital Access And The Media Today

Global UpfrontDec 7, 2022December 7, 20220

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore For some of us who had the unfortunate accident of going to the University in the analogue days, research was a drudgery

As We Continue The Wait For 5G Services…

Global UpfrontNov 16, 2022November 16, 20220

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore On September 18, 2022 when MTN carried out what looked like a roll out of its 5G commercial services in Nigeria, it’s

NCC: Tariff Matters And Where The Consumers Stand

Global UpfrontOct 26, 2022October 26, 20220

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) probably has more powers than it is aware of but may not have sufficiently understood them. Otherwise,

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

Limits Of Social Media, Telecom Advert Regulations

Global UpfrontOct 12, 2022October 12, 20220

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore In their quest to boost revenue collection for the government, the Advertising Regulations Council of Nigeria (ARCON) and telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian

Suspension Of 5% Excise Duty, Greek Gift To Telecoms

Global UpfrontSep 14, 2022September 14, 20220

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore “It’s not yet uhuru“ is a popular term that has lived with us for decades and we still dwell in it as