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Curtailing internet, telecom-based financial crimes in 2024

The year 2023 saw internet and telecom-based financial crimes spiked in Nigeria. The rate of online financial crimes began going up during the COVID-1

2023: How fast data depletion, bad network, slow 5G dominated Nigeria’s telecom sector

Fast data depletion, bad  quality of service (QoS), slow 5G penetration and infrastructure deficit hampered   Nigeria’s telecom sector growth in 2023.

Inadequate research funding and Nigeria’s digital economy

Many international agencies’ reports have suggested that Nigeria has a low number of researchers relative to its population. According to UNESCO data,

How ICT infrastructure deficit hampers Nigeria’s economy

There is still huge telecommunications and ICT infrastructure gap across the country despite budgetary allocations annually by the Federal Government

Data value reduction and rise in cost of telecom operations

Rising operating costs due to Nigeria’s struggling economy might have forced the country’s telecom operators to reduce the value of data they sell to