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AI And Job Gains, Losses In The Workplace

Global UpfrontMar 25, 2026March 25, 20260

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore A little over a week ago, a webinar held with a thematic discussion on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and healthcare in Africa.

Will Satellite Boost Internet Connectivity?

Global UpfrontMar 4, 2026March 4, 20260

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecommunications industry regulator, believes licensing more Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will boost internet access in the

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

20 Years After, WSIS Still Wobbles

Global UpfrontJan 28, 2026January 28, 20260

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Twenty years after the establishment of World Summit of Information Society (WSIS), nothing significant has changed. “WSIS was born from a shared

Life Line For TikTok In America At Last

Global UpfrontJan 8, 2026January 8, 20260

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore After nearly five years of back-and-forth movements, TikTok, originally owned by ByteDance of China, will now have a definite direction on its

ITU And The Roadmap To Global Digital Connectivity

Global UpfrontDec 24, 2025December 24, 20251

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore At a time when network connectivity locally was wobbling, Nigeria recently joined the rest of the world in formulating a roadmap to

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

To Be Or Not, TikTok Gets A December 16 Date

Global UpfrontNov 12, 2025November 12, 20251

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore After a series of flip-flops accompanied by back and forth, ByteDance, the owners of TikTok, have a date with history on December

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

As Nigcomsat 1R Gets Elongated Lifespan

Global UpfrontOct 15, 2025October 15, 20251

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore After a very long wait to realize a long dream, Nigeria launched a communications satellite on May 13, 2007. It was named