Sixty-five years after independence, Nigeria’s telecommunications sector reflects both the nation’s remarkable progress and its unfinished struggles.
From colonial telegraphs in the late 19th century to a digital ecosystem with more than 220 million active lines today, telecoms have become a
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Royal Ibeh and Folake Balogun
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.
