Recently, I found myself inside a multi-storied shopping complex buzzing with activity. The building was home to laptop shops, phone sales and repair centres, and accessories vendors, an ecosystem of Nigeria’s thriving tech economy. Yet, beneath the hum of commerce was another, more unsettling sound: the deafening roar of generators.
The noise was overwhelming, like a thousand engines competing for dominance. One out of every five shops had turned to gas-powered generators, while the rest clung to the more familiar diesel units. In that moment, it struck me: Nigeria’s quest for a digital economy still rests on shaky ground. The greatest stumbling block remains what it has always been, power supply.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a directive requiring telecom licensees to notify consumers about major service outages on their networks through media channels, reports ITREALMS.
A press statement available to ITREALMS and endorsed by Mrs. Nnenna Ukoha, Acting Head of Public Affairs at the NCC which details include on the cause of the outage, affected areas, and estimated restoration time.
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