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Nigeria Still Ranks Low In Global Internet Value Index

Global UpfrontApr 5, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Despite the robust growth recorded for internet connectivity in Nigeria, the country still ranks low in global internet value index. Of the

The Tik Tok Bans By U.S And U.K.

Global UpfrontMar 29, 2023March 29, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore ByteDance of Beijing, China, owners of Tik Tok, is in dilemma over what the future looks like for the app. Their fears

Technology, BVAS And The 2023 Elections

Global UpfrontMar 15, 2023March 15, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Even though the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not admitted it openly, there are strong indications that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation

Tales On Social Media And The 2023 Elections

Global UpfrontMar 1, 2023March 1, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Apart from various polls by real and or ponzi pollsters that dotted the social media of happenings around the country, the 2023

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

Digital Universe And Standardization Of Metaverse

Global UpfrontJan 25, 2023January 25, 20230

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore Global specialized agency for Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), along with 193 member nations and 900 corporate

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)

Elon Musk And The Many Twitter Twists

Global UpfrontDec 21, 2022December 21, 20220

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore After the seemingly controversial acquisition of mega blogging platform,Twitter, Elon Musk still swims in controversies. First was the antics of oath taking