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South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by olas24u(f): 7:55am On Mar 02, 2022 |
POSTED INTECHNOLOGY Internet penetration: Why South East remains lowest at 13.7 million users March 2, 2022 •Inadequate infrastructure, low broadband connectivity fingered By Juliet Umeh South Eastern region of Nigeria comprising of Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo states has been ranked poorly in internet penetration. The region’s internet penetration rating is even poorer than the troubled North East of the country where insurgency has refused to abate for over a decade. The ranking which is contained in the Bureau of statistics, NBS report for the last quarter of 2021 has jolted many technology enthusiasts who reeled out several factors possibly fuelling such a debasing rating. READ ALSO: ICT contributes 15.21% to GDP in Q4’21 — NBS According to NBS, internet usage in Nigeria in quarter 04, 2021 South Eastern Nigeria recorded 13.7 million users, which is the lowest among the states, except North East. NBS data shows that in the quarter under review, South West region has the highest online users with 41.7 million followed by North Central with 26.6, North West has 25.4 users. Others are South-South which has 20.8 million internet users and troubled North East which has 13.8 million. Many experts have said that the data is not unconnected with lack of infrastructure, low broadband connectivity, and population size among others. Founder and Executive Vice Chairman of Signal Alliance, Mr Collins Onuegbu, regrets that South East lacks infrastructure while describing the report as sad. He said: “One of the factors against fast internet penetration in the south East is inadequate infrastructure. Of particular concern is little or no broadband connection in the region. “I remember I worked with one of the governments in South East and one of the things recommended was the focus on broadband connectivity and that we should collaborate with telecommunications companies to bring broadband connectivity. So until the region improves on that it’s going to remain a problem. “Sometimes it’s also about Right of Way. The South East is very difficult to do business. Sometimes, telecom companies struggle to put the infrastructure that will provide connectivity. So, to boost penetration, governments at all levels there should make the environment business friendly. I think the telecom companies should have to get support from the local governments to make sure that infrastructure are easily deployed there” he advised. A woman tech expert, Ms Ugochi Igbojekwe who is the country Lead for UzorTech, a consulting company, also echoed Onuegbu’s position that inadequate infrastructure was the major problem. She said: “For instance, if there is no power supply for two days, your internet would not run. If you have a modem, it could have died because you didn’t charge it. “So, I will say it’s about infrastructure and which also bothers on what government can do. If the government can provide enabling environment that can allow technology thrive I think that would go a long way”. Co-founder & CEO of mobility Tech Company, Metro Africa Xpress, MAX, Mr. Adetayo Bamiduro, thinks the problem could be as a result of low income levels. He said: “For you to have access to the internet you need to have data and if people are not earning enough money to afford data that presents a lot of challenges. “So, it’s not just an infrastructure challenge, it also has to do with access to finance or income level challenge. “The more we enable our people to earn more money and create economic opportunities for them, the more they can afford constant access to the internet. Also, CEO, Autocheck Africa, Mr. Etop Ikpe, also attributed the problem to lack of compliance to National Identification Number, NIN. He said: “What it means basically is that most individuals or subscribers over there were not captured and could not provide their NIN registration. “The essence of the exercise was to ensure that every internet user can be identified as an individual. And there are users for instance who don’t want to be identified. I think it’s a compliance issue, we need to follow compliance and rules.” Vanguard News 1 Like |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by fatatoulli: 7:56am On Mar 02, 2022 |
They're more into trading there |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by Nobody: 8:01am On Mar 02, 2022 |
in just Biafra region...... thats what they want 2 Likes |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by duro4chang(m): 8:10am On Mar 02, 2022 |
Penetrtation |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by NyamiriFlathead: 8:15am On Mar 02, 2022 |
Pigs don't use internet 6 Likes |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by Nobody: 8:19am On Mar 02, 2022 |
NyamiriFlathead:you are calling your fellow country men pigg You are a disgrace 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by Ibadanpikin: 8:23am On Mar 02, 2022 |
NyamiriFlathead:But the use skull mining and brown roofs for browsing. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by EastisBae: 8:24am On Mar 02, 2022 |
olas24u: The only intelligent person among them who was able to explain it perfectly. The others were so unintelligent in their contributions that you begin to wonder. If only they understand the mindset of people in the SE and their perception of the central government, then they wouldn't have been saying trash. Many people actually believe that NIN was a tool the federal government was trying to use in getting sensitive information about the people and this has caused serious aparthy to it. Only those that are buying new Sims or have any dealing that makes NIN mandatory are going for it in the SE. And if you think that such perception of the federal government is farfetched then you haven't lived in the East in recent times. When government agencies like the police and army randomly go through people's phones just to check if they can see anti government sentiments which they use in automatically tagging people as IPOB then you won't blame the people. Common sense should have told them that a region that ranks highest in literacy rates can't possibly have the lowest internet penetration. Misleading information! 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by Conner44: 8:29am On Mar 02, 2022 |
Its to be expected. Biafra land says a big NO to yahoo boys that is why they have left the vice to other ethnic youths to carry on. God bless the land of the rising sun 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by Rugaria: 8:32am On Mar 02, 2022 |
Atleast, we are not ranked low in the penetration of our women! So... 2 Likes
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Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by Muna4real(f): 8:32am On Mar 02, 2022 |
It doesn't take much to know if someone was paid to write rubbish. Just reading the first paragraph proved it. Nonsense. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by SmartPolician: 8:52am On Mar 02, 2022 |
Muna4real: Facts are facts and emotions cannot change that. I think internet penetration is low in the east because most young people from the east don't reside in the region. The SE leaders haven't made effort to create opportunities for them in order to keep them there. The implication is that every young Igbo wants to migrate to Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt or elsewhere in the world in search of greener pastures. People often say that anywhere you go and you don't see an Igbo man, you know that nothing is happening there. Funnily enough, our people see that as a good thing. The truth is, there's nothing good about a region's most brilliant minds leaving their region in droves. |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by PressMyButton: 9:03am On Mar 02, 2022 |
Okorocha already confirmed it a few years ago that Ndigbo have a small mind for information. https://www.nairaland.com/3555364/70-ndigbo-dont-read-newspapers 1 Like |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by Nobody: 9:54am On Mar 02, 2022 |
This is to say most ipob terrorist rabid dogs are not in igboland. NBS is talking about Internet users when there is no basic infrastructure and amenities like Water Electricity Good Road Food Igbo leaders need to fix these before they think about Internet users, not admitting there is a problem in alaigbo is itself a problem 1 Like |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by LILTJAY1: 10:06am On Mar 02, 2022 |
A landlocked dry place 1 Like |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by Emergingnation3(m): 10:11am On Mar 02, 2022 |
NyamiriFlathead:Marauding skull miners and human organ harvesters in your region are the one using internet Abi.. Typical afonja Muslim.. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by Rugaria: 10:19am On Mar 02, 2022 |
Recently, there has been desperate attempts to flood the whole blogosphere with all sorts of cooked data about the population of the people living in the East and the socalled lack of economic activities there. You need nobody to tell you that these treacherous ones are upto something. These juggled numbers are cleverly dumped in the public space to entrench a wicked narrative that insists that nothing is happening in the East. The consistent way this tactic is being deployed calls for some serious thinking . It looks like the evil ones have perfected their rigging machinery for the up coming general elections, especially the presidential election. Certain groups in the country are desperately trying to prepare the ground for the general public to accept the political heist that will be unleashed in the East. They will ascribe 50k votes to Imo State and tell you that there are no people there, afterall there are fewer internet users there bla bla bla, .. People need to push back vigorously. 1 Like |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by History555: 10:22am On Mar 02, 2022 |
The only way idiots can be relevant for 3 mins is by calling the most talked about race. The great lgbo people |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by EastisBae: 10:39am On Mar 02, 2022 |
SmartPolician: Stupidity is when you try to make a national problem an Igbo problem. Is every educated yoruba, Hausa and indeed all Nigerians not mostly migrating to those cities you listed for obvious reasons? Was it Yoruba leaders that made Lagos what it is or Hausa leaders that made Abuja what it is? Haven't most yorubas abandoned their various states and now claim Lagos? Most of you always lose your brain whenever discussion is centered on Igbos. SMH! 2 Likes |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by SmartPolician: 10:43am On Mar 02, 2022 |
EastisBae: Argue all you want, no major ethnic group has left their region in search of greener pastures than the Igbos. PS: I won't reply you again. 1 Like |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by Michelle70(m): 10:45am On Mar 02, 2022 |
They are in other regions spreading hate 1 Like |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by izac82: 11:12am On Mar 02, 2022 |
Yet Igbos are among the highest users on social media. Check out most social media influencers, their largest followership is usually people from the east. Check Igbo groups online, whatsapp and the rest. I have seen social media influencers from other ethnic groups courting Igbo users to follow them and boost their followership. How you guys come up with your statistic is amazing. I'm a tech guy, and I am based here in the East. Majority of my clients are here in the East. Make una sufri abeg. |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by Dpharisee: 11:14am On Mar 02, 2022 |
NyamiriFlathead:I had there's a high broadband SKULLnectivity in your area |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by izac82: 11:15am On Mar 02, 2022 |
Michelle70:Lies, and big lies. Go to Facebook and do a survey. Check profiles and locations, most Igbos internet users are based in the East. This statistic, in my opinion, is faulty. |
Re: South Eastern Region Ranked Poorly In Internet Penetration by Michelle70(m): 11:40am On Mar 02, 2022 |
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