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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%

Before The New NCC Chief Settles Down

Global UpfrontOct 25, 2023October 25, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Before he settles down for the task ahead, Aminu Maida should take stock of what baggage he is inheriting on the job.

Broadband Connectivity And NCC Advocacy

Global UpfrontSep 20, 2023September 20, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore When the announcement of a new broadband plan (2020-2025) was made in 2020, those of us familiar with what broadband meant began

Telcos, Deposit Money Banks And Unresolved USSD Debts

Global UpfrontSep 13, 2023September 13, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Despite the hype around financial inclusion which telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) put at 70%, the controversy surrounding the over

What Did This Former Minister Of Communications & Digital Economy Want For Telecoms?

Global UpfrontJun 21, 2023June 21, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore From August 21, 2019 when new Ministers in President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term were inaugurated, one particular Minister ,that for Communications as

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