The federal government and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum are making efforts to further deepen broadband penetration in the country. The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission…
Bureaucracy remains a major hurdle for broadband penetration in Nigeria
Aside cost, increasing access to the Internet is a function of the spread of broadband infrastructure. However, some factors — most of which are not within the control of service providers ̵…
NCC and a seeming two-faced stance on broadband infrastructure in Nigeria
It appears the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is not on the same path with the Nigerian National Broadband Plan towards driving Internet penetration in the country. Earlier in the year, NCC …
Why Nigeria’s National Broadband Plan may never be implemented
In 2014, Omobola Johnson, the former minister for Communications Technology, highlighted the importance of broadband penetration on Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product. “[In 2014], the ICT sector contri…
The Communication Tax Bill will hinder broadband penetration in Nigeria
The Communication Tax Bill seems to be getting a lot of attention lately after it got into the National Assembly for review. Suggested Read: The Nigerian Government wants to increase taxes on your Pho…