Sector Reforms, Tariff Adjustments, and Reasons Why FG Warned MTN, Airtel, and Glo to Improve Service Quality or Face Sanctions
INTRO : The reasons why Federal Government of Nigeria warned MTN, Airtel, and Glo to improve service quality or face sanctions were outlined by Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, in a statement on Sunday. He said recent reforms have stabilised the sector and removed excuses for poor network performance. Here are five key reasons why FG warned MTN, Airtel, and Glo to improve service quality or face sanctions. 1. Sector Reforms Have Removed Structural Excuses for Poor Service : The first of the reasons why FG warned MTN, Airtel, and Glo to improve service quality or face sanctions is that government has addressed long-standing barriers. Tijani said Nigeria’s connectivity gaps were “largely structural, driven by years of underinvestment and constraints on operators.” Through long-term infrastructure planning and immediate sector-stabilisation measures, government has “restored sustainability and investor confidence.” With those fixes in place, the...