Spectrum, the invisible lifeblood of wireless communication, has quietly shaped Nigeria’s digital economy more than any other infrastructure asset in the last decade. Every phone call, mobile data session, and streaming service depends on the regulated use of spectrum frequencies.In this edition of Telecoms Clinic@ITREALMS with REMMY NWEKE, probes Nigeria’s spectrum licensing and renewal transparency (2015–2025), asking who got what, at what price, and why openness still matters as part of FOI and Data Governance series.
Yet, beyond the fanfare of multi-million-dollar license announcements, one fundamental question often goes unanswered: how transparent is Nigeria’s spectrum licensing and renewal process? Who really got what and at what price?
