Fibre cuts, equipment theft endanger Nigeria’s digital economy

Fibre cuts, equipment theft endanger Nigeria’s digital economy

Millions of Nigerians woke up one June morning to a digital blackout — no phone calls, no bank transfers, no internet access. What many dismissed as “just another bad network day” turned out to be far more serious: a major fibre optic cable in Lekki, Lagos, had been deliberately vandalized. The incident exposed a growing crisis threatening Nigeria’s digital backbone. Telecom operators across the country say they are engaged in a “silent war” aga…