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Key Takeaways Between the Two Markets (Nairobi and Lagos)

1. The "Unlimited" Catch
Nairobi: Most home fiber plans from providers like Safaricom or Zuku are truly unlimited for standard household consumption. Safaricom applies an incredibly generous Fair Usage Policy (FUP) cap of up to 7 TB per month before throttling.

Lagos: Many providers offering "unlimited" packages in Lagos cap high-speed data at 200GB to 400GB. Once reached, your speeds are severely throttled down to a crawling 1 Mbps for the rest of the billing cycle. To get uncapped, high-capacity fiber, prices scale rapidly past NGN 44,000–60,000 ($32–$44) per month.

2. Installation Gaps

Nairobi: Installation is almost universally free if your residential building or estate is already mapped within the provider's zone. You only pay the upfront cost of your first month's subscription.

Lagos: Last-mile infrastructure is expensive to deploy in Nigeria. Lagosians face steep, mandatory upfront one-time installation fees starting anywhere from NGN 38,500 ($28) to over NGN 77,250 ($56) just to run the fiber cable into their home.

3. Market Competition

Nairobi: The city is undergoing intense fiber price wars. Aggressive expansion by regional ISPs like Savanna Fiber and Airtel Xstream has forced Safaricom to repeatedly drop prices or more than double connection speeds for free.

Lagos: While highly competitive among providers like FiberOne, ipNX, and Spectranet, the market is heavily segmented by neighborhood. Constant adjustments are influenced heavily by national inflation and power back-up costs for operators.

4. The Real Takeaways from the Data

Mobile Broadband Density: Kenya has 79.3 active mobile broadband subscriptions per 100 people, nearly double Nigeria’s 41.4 per 100 people. This proves that high-speed mobile internet access is nearly twice as common among the general population in Kenya.

Explosive Fiber Usage: The average Kenyan home fiber user consumes a massive 1,650 GB (1.65 TB) of data per subscription. The average Nigerian fixed subscriber consumes just 270 GB. Kenya is using the internet like a highly mature, heavily digitized economy.

GeneralDae:
I’m not disputing this but addressing your point on the Nigerian girl and why she is surprised. I am saying that even Germans may be surprised because they pay telecom companies like 02, Vodafone etc for router installations and only very few install for free (maybe during special bonanzas). My point is that lack of free WiFi is not perculiar to Nigeria like your post made it seem.

Its all about reducing barriers to entry, which is important for countries with significant low-income earning populations. Its something that may also work in Nigeria given the internet penetration is lower. Many low income earners can be prevented from having fast internet (fibre optics) by the initial cost of the routers, so removing the barrier by making wifi routers free can surmount this. As a company you also gain more customers and a competitive edge. You may be having 100 bob to spend per day on the internet but not 2000 upfront for a router. Smart companies know that lowering the initial entry cost expands their customer base and increases long-term revenue.

PS: it was a dude not a girl

He says some but its actually MOST. Sometimes Kenyans are shocked at the things that shock Nigerians. Getting a Wi-Fi router for free is standard for most companies in KEnya so long as you pay the first month's internet package. Kenya being a largely cashless economy needs not be gain-said with around 80-90 % of Kenyans paying digitally for everything they need.

popizaino:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYBxXwzDc3w/?img_index=11&igsh=NG81ZXZsZ2EwNDF0

Kenya 🇰🇪 is certainly very developed as per sub-saharan standard.

Unfortunately he said he registered as a voter, which landed him in trouble.

Talanta Stadium latest

popizaino:
If development is about optics like we often display on this thread then Addis Ababa looks better developed than Nairobi. So Kenya should focus on catching Ethiopia first before dreaming of catching South Africa.

The video above answers everything. Symbiotic interconnectedness. Ethio and Kenya see themselves as working towards the same goal and their projects complement each other. Watch the full analysis. It also explains why Nigeria has been left behind with the perpetual chaos. For instance, Ethiopians know Kenyans are good at tech and have literally opened up their market to Kenyans to drive that sector in Ethio. Safaricom recently entered Ethio market, which was never gonna happen before, Ethiopia literally had to change laws to alow it to happen. On their part, the Ethiopians are selling Kenya the energy they generate from the massive dam, Kenya needs that energy to power it's robust tech. Ethiopia is working towards becoming a manufacturing giant and intends to use Kenya for exports hence Lappset corridor that Kenya is building to link up Ethiopia to Kenyan coast. Etc...some of these things must sound alien to you folks over there in darkness but African countries can actually work together instead of petty fights. Watch the clip for more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyyP0VOlKZs?si=-cpqjTcS1vTJ1StI

Top 10 milk producers in Africa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx__9S7bLtQ?si=zb2iyq031xlX0izA

Northland's City. I rem telling someone here that of all smart cities in progress in Kenya this was probably the least likely to fail. It boasts of a humongous university within it, Amref University.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4rsZvE7xI8?si=81pn57VBV2Gw1bad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdb51cKl-qI?si=XWnc2FnJi-7Nno7Z

The secret mission to fly a president's body back home - pilot speaks to the BBC

Exactly 31 years ago to the day, two Kenyan pilots, Hussein Mohamed Anshuur and Mohamed Adan, received an unexpected visitor at their office at Wilson Airport near the capital, Nairobi.

It was a Nigerian diplomat, who drew them into a sensitive and secretive mission to fly the body of Somalia's former ruler Siad Barre back to his homeland for burial following his death in exile in Nigeria at the age of 80.

Anshuur, previously a captain in the Kenyan Air Force, and Adan are partners in Bluebird Aviation, one of Kenya's largest private airlines that they had set up a few years earlier.

Speaking to the media for the first time about the mission, Anshuur told the BBC that the Nigerian diplomat came "straight to the point", asking him and Hussein "to charter an aircraft and secretly transport the body" from Nigeria's main city of Lagos, to Barre's hometown of Garbaharey in southern Somalia for burial, on the other side of Africa, a distance of some 4,300 km (2,700 miles).

Anshuur said they were stunned at the request: "We knew immediately this wasn't a normal charter."

Barre had fled Somalia on 28 January 1991 after being overthrown by militia forces, so returning his body was politically fraught, involving multiple governments, fragile regional relations and the risk of a diplomatic fallout.

Anshuur said they were fearful of the possible repercussions as the diplomat asked for the flight to be organised outside normal procedures.

"If the Kenyan authorities found out, it could have caused serious problems," Anshuur said.

The pilots spent the rest of the day debating whether to accept the request, carefully weighing the risks, particularly if the Kenyan government, then led by President Daniel arap Moi, discovered what they were planning to do.

Barre seized power in a bloodless coup in 1969. His supporters saw him as a pan-Africanist, who supported causes such as the campaign against the racist system of apartheid in South Africa.

To his critics, he was a dictator who oversaw numerous human rights abuses until he was driven from power.

Barre initially fled to Kenya, but Moi's government came under intense pressure from parliament and rights groups for hosting him. Barre was then given political asylum by Nigeria, then under military ruler Gen Ibrahim Babangida, and lived in Lagos until he died of a diabetes-related illness.

Given the sensitivity of the mission, the pilots asked the Nigerian diplomat to give them one more day to think about his request. The financial offer was lucrative - they didn't want to reveal the exact amount - but the risks were considerable.

"We first advised him to use a Nigerian Air Force aircraft, but he refused," Anshuur recalled. "He said that the operation was too sensitive and that the Kenyan government must not be informed."

Also speaking to the media for the first time about the mission, the former Somali ruler's son, Ayaanle Mohamed Siad Barre, told the BBC that "the secrecy wasn't about hiding anything illegal".

He explained that Islamic tradition requires a burial to take place as soon as possible, and therefore normal procedures were circumvented, though some governments were aware of the plan.

"Time was against us," he said. "If we had gone through all the paperwork, it would have delayed the burial."

He said he was told by Nigerian officials that Garbaharey's runway was "too small" for a military aircraft.

"That's why Bluebird Aviation was contacted," Barre's son told the BBC.

The pilots had no contact with Barre's family at the time, and relayed their decision to the Nigerian diplomat, Anshuur said, on 10 January 1995.

"It wasn't an easy choice," Anshuur recalled. "But we felt the responsibility to execute the trip."

This was not their first connection to the former president.

When Barre and his family fled the capital Mogadishu, he arrived in Burdubo, a town in the same region as Garbaharey.

During that period, the pilots had flown essential supplies - including food, medicine and other basic necessities - to Burdubo for the Barre family.

But before embarking on the journey with Barre's body, the pilots demanded guarantees from the Nigerian government.

"That if anything goes wrong politically, Nigeria must take responsibility," Anshuur said. "And we wanted two embassy officials on board."

Nigeria agreed. The pilots then designed a plan to ensure their mission remained a secret - and succeeded.

Just after 03:00 on 11 January, Anshuur said their small plane, a Beechcraft King Air B200, took off from Wilson Airport.

The pilots filed a flight manifest listing Kisumu, a lakeside city in western Kenya, as their destination.

"That was only on paper," Anshuur said. "When we got close to Kisumu, we switched off the radar and diverted to Entebbe in Uganda."

At the time, radar coverage across much of the region was limited, a gap the pilots knew they could exploit.

Upon landing in Entebbe, the pilots told airport authorities the aircraft had arrived from Kisumu. The two Nigerian officials on board were instructed to remain silent and not to disembark.

The plane was refuelled, and Yaoundé in Cameroon, was declared as the next destination, where Nigerian diplomats helping to coordinate the operation were waiting, Anshuur told the BBC

After a brief stop, the aircraft continued to Lagos. Before entering Nigerian airspace, the Nigerian government instructed the pilots to use a Nigerian Air Force call sign "WT 001" to avoid any suspicion.

"That detail mattered," Anshuur said. "Without it, we might have been questioned."

They arrived at around 13:00 on 11 January in Lagos, where Barre's family was waiting.

After resting for the rest of the day, the pilots prepared for the final leg of the journey - taking Barre's body to Garbaharey in Somalia.

On 12 January 1995, his wooden casket was loaded on to the aircraft. The two Nigerian government officials were also on the flight, this time with six members of the family, including his son Ayaanle Mohamed Siad Barre.

From the pilots' perspective, secrecy remained essential.

"At no point did we tell airport authorities in Cameroon, Uganda or Kenya that we were carrying a body," Hussein said. "That was deliberate."

The aircraft retraced its route, stopping briefly in Yaoundé before flying to Entebbe, where it refuelled. The Ugandan authorities were told the final destination was Kisumu in western Kenya.

As they neared Kisumu, the pilots diverted, this time flying directly to Garbaharey.

Anshuur said after the casket was offloaded, he and his co-pilot attended the burial and then departed for Wilson Airport, with the two Nigerian officials on board.

Anshuur said this turned out to be "the most stressful" part of their entire trip.

"You think: 'This is where we could be stopped.'"

Fearing being caught, the pilots informed Wilson air traffic control that they were arriving from Mandera in north-eastern Kenya, giving the impression that it was a local flight.

"No-one asked questions," Anshuur said. "That's when we knew we were safe."

With that, the mission was over.

"Only afterwards did it really sink in what we had done," Anshuur told the BBC.

Asked whether he would do it again, he replied: "I am 65 years old now and no, I would not carry out a similar mission today because aviation technology has improved so much that there is now sufficient air traffic radar coverage within the African continent.

"It is virtually impossible to exploit the gaps in air traffic control that existed way back in 1995."

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U.S. Indefinitely Freezes Visa Processing for 75 Countries citing concerns that applicants are likely to become public charges to the American taxpayers.


As of January 21, 2026, the Trump administration's State Department is halting all immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries — an indefinite pause to reassess public charge rules and strengthen vetting.

This major immigration crackdown affects a wide range of nations across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and beyond. Notable inclusions: Somalia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Thailand, Egypt, Iraq, Tanzania, Uganda and many more.

If you see your country here, it means your citizens prioritize moving out rather than fixing their own country and end up overwhelming systems they did not help build, while leaving the problems at home untouched.

Full list of affected countries:

- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belize
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Colombia
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dominica
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Haiti
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- North Macedonia
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Republic of the Congo
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Yemen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJkhLKlA2P8?si=BOfw52VGC9FwCXNk

Ishowspeed finally met people who matched and even superseded his energy. Kenyans never disappoint. The Kenyan stream is his biggest ever gathering almost 9 m views in less than 12 hours. Talk of levels, hitting 48 M subs on a chopper above Nairobi city. This is his biggest ever stream. He literally cried. Kenya to the world!

rvp2018:
Nairobi CBD has become islamized - Somalis bought off all clubs/bars - and converted them to eateries. Bars and clubs have moved to estates and smaller centers.

Hundreds of billions of devolution funds stolen by their governors/MPs from NE counties since devolution and taken down to Nairobi to build flats and malls while their people suffer the worst poverty known to mankind with nothing to show for it and now this Minnesota scam. Some of these things are sociocultural.

Appisko:
Nice facilities with no talents

The stadium is actually meant primarily for rugby. Its the fufillment of the govts long held promise of building a modern stadium for Rugby. Kenya is among the best in Rugby in Africa. Football if well managed can also produce more talents judging by the likes of Victor Wanyama (Tottenham) and McDonald Mariga, champions league winner with Inter Milan.

So no, Kenyan stadia are not meant for one sport. That stadium, aside from hosting afcon, will be the host of annual world Sevens series matches.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePMKCNRxLaM?si=B7UJaRRuMUpz_GEy

^^^ See how Kenya takes out terro*ists trying to breach secured eastern/northern border using Turkish Bayraktar TB2 state of the art drones. With this simple technology the border with Som is surveyed 24/7 real time with precision strikes at a moment's notice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDNpKYvBhyM?si=jHjWQ_83I7e6wtbV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoOd3yuD9C0?si=_EyzbrkS3AylxHhn

vaxx:
if it is oil , then let him come for buisness.


Trump should stop intimidating weaker nations . What is happing in north Korea or far away northern china against the Muslim are serious issue compared to the childish play in Nigeria . Even though life is getting lost but trust me , Nigeria is largely peaceful .

Trump's business looks something like this. He will raise the stakes by threatening war/invasion then demand preferential access to oil for U.S. companies in exchange for security assistance. This is what he did with Ukraine and DRC. Next he will go to Sudan and demand the same. Only countries with mineral wealth.

Trump just wants Nigeria's oil. Nigeria has proven incapable of defending its citizens from terrorists so maybe a little of DJT's big beautiful bombs might help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRIAy7t9iJc?si=H8XkaRfmBS7ymA9L

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otE0NhOuIyw?si=d8CIy4VHTIMuECxt

Obaaderemi2:
Kenya has done the unthinkable. How did they beat Morocco?
Anyway, congrats to the Kenyans

The manager says he simply executed a Mourinho-esque defensive masterclass after his team went a man down in the first half. The boys played really well though, completely comfortable in the fact that Hakimi was not in the team.