A coalition of Africa’s largest mobile operators plans to pilot entry-level 4G smartphones in Nigeria and five other countries in 2026 at a target retail price of about N70,000, equivalent to roughly $40 at an exchange rate of N1,400 to the dollar.
This is even as they are betting that scale an
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Royal Ibeh
Royal Ibeh is a senior journalist with years of experience reporting on Nigeria’s technology and health sectors. She currently covers the Technology and Health beats for BusinessDay newspaper, where she writes in-depth stories on digital innovation, telecom infrastructure, healthcare systems, and public health policies.
