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Scaling up revenue from Nigeria’s telco sector

Operators have often cited lack of infrastructure as one of the banes of Nigeria’s telecom sector. So how can the government scale up revenue from the sector? Lami Adekola, Co-Founder and Director of Hamilton and George join CNBC Africa to discuss this.

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