Are you experiencing bad network service?
You may be wondering why your network is down on a day when Nigerians have decided to air their grievances against the President Bola Tinubu-led government.
“Could it be the protest?” many people cannot help but whisper behind their keypads.
For weeks, Nigerians called for a mass protest.
This protest, tagged #EndBadGovernanceProtest aims at conveying the anger of Nigerians to the government.
Hunger Protest
This protest, against hunger and hardship, kicked off on Thursday, August 1.
Before the protest date, something happened.
MTN and other mobile network providers blocked the phone numbers of millions of Nigerians.
Many Nigerians had hurriedly linked the blockage to the protest.
To them, it was part of the government’s ploy to discourage protesters.
After days of outrage, the telecom companies were ordered to unblock the blocked SIM cards.
Now, the protest day is here, and many Nigerians, especially MTN users are experiencing bad network service.
It did not take time for many people to connect the dots.
To them, the poor service is connected to the ongoing protest.
However, there are other reasons why the mobile networks may be down.
Let’s explore them.
Poor Network
Don’t forget about the attack on an MTN facility in Lagos.
This attack had left the telecommunication no choice but to shut down for days over fear of attacks.
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Not having people to run the operations of the company as it should be could be one of the possible reasons for the poor service.
Also, telecom companies are often targeted during demonstrations of this nature.
Hence, many have shut down due to the protest.
Even if staffs may work from home, we cannot expect the quality of service to be the same.
