A4AI 2018 Internet Affordability Report sees access costly in Nigeria, others
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) 2018 Report, has grouped Nigeria amongst 61 low- and middle-income countries where over 60 per cent have unaffordable Internet. Whereas statistics show that majority of Nigerians live below $2.0 per day, the average cost…
Investors’ apathy may mar NCC’s re-licencing of Infraco for North Central
Though the telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has opened up the North Central region of the country for fibre investors through the Infrastructure Companies (InfraCo) model, industry observer fear high level investor apathy. The fear, according to experts…
‘Only a review of telecoms services Act by NASS can end distractive taxes on networks’
A telecoms law expert in Lagos, Mr. Jide Oworu, has explained that the only way to end the nightmares of telecom investors on cases of multiple taxation especially by states governments is a review of all related laws by the…
High cost of deploying telecoms services drags down investments to 35% in H1
Though the telecommunications revolution is now 18 years, data gathered from the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) show that about 205 Nigerian communities still do not have access to the any form of telecoms services. However, rather than going…
Again, NCC mute on ending challenges hobbling rollout of OFCs by Infracos
The truth is that many of the licensed Infrastructure Companies (Infracos) in the seven zones of the country are yet to hit the ground running in the delivery of broadband infrastructures due to issues bordering on Right of Way (RoW),…
Minister says submarine cable investments hit N2.2tn, mute on why it’s not felt
The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has disclosed that investments in submarine cables in the country have risen to N2.2tn, at the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) in Abuja. However, he maintained silence on why the needed impacts of the…
Tech hubs without assisting telecoms to grow broadband counter progressive—Okeke
Abuja based lawyer and consultant in MSMEs, Mr. Celestine Okeke has faulted the way and manner government is going about establishing Technology Hubs without providing the needed key facilitator which is affordable and effective broadband across the country. He said…
Infracos differ on Minister’s claims that VP convinced governors on RoW
Barely two days after the Minister of Communications, Barr Adebayo Shittu had claimed that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had convinced state governors in buying into the initiative of making fees imposed on Right of Way (RoW) flexible to deepen broadband…
FG lack drive to convince states on enabling environment for telecoms investors’—BHIU
Latest report released by the Business Hilights Intelligence Unit (BHIU), has shown that contrary to efforts being made being claimed by the federal government in encouraging massive investments in ICT infrastructure, the apex government lacks the political will to convince…
Until NCC, through FG reviews RoW in states, Infracos can’t do much—ATCON boss
The President of Association of telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engineer Olusola Teniola, has opened up on the key challenge frustrating the effective delivery of broadband services across the country by all the licenced Infrastructure Companies (Infracos). Infracos are companies…
