Glo Restores Nationwide Data Services After Hours-Long Outage, Apologises to Millions of Users

Globacom (Glo) has restored data services across Nigeria after a nationwide outage that began around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, leaving millions of subscribers without internet access for hours. In a statement, the telecom giant apologised for the disruption and acknowledged the widespread frustration experienced by users in multiple states. Glo explained that its technical team worked to resolve the issue and confirmed that services have now been fully restored. The company thanked customers for their patience as online transactions and connectivity gradually returned to normal.

Mike Adenuga’s Globacom is Launching Public Wi-Fi in Lagos.

Nigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga’s telecom giant, Globacom wants to boost digital access and ease the pressure on mobile networks, is teaming up with Wave5 Wireless to roll out public Wi-Fi across key parts of Lagos.

The new partnership, which kicks off with a pilot phase, aims to serve over 200,000 users by targeting bustling locations like Tejuosho and Arena markets, as well as 15 Lagos bus shelters managed by LAMATA.

The project is expected to offer internet access at an affordable daily rate of ₦500, giving users about three hours of Wi-Fi use per day.

For Globacom, this is more than just a technical upgrade, it’s a strategic step in its long-term plan to deepen its digital footprint and ease congestion on its mobile networks.


The company will offload some of its 3G and 4G traffic onto Wave5’s infrastructure, allowing users to switch seamlessly between mobile data and public Wi-Fi in busy areas.

“This partnership redefines connectivity in Nigeria,” said Biola Akinyemi, Wave5’s CTO and co-founder. He described the project as a response to the everyday frustration of unreliable network service, especially in dense urban zones.

Wave5 believes the model could generate over $7 million in recurring annual revenue, and the company is currently raising $3 million to take the project beyond Lagos and into other parts of Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa.

The broader vision is to create a shared infrastructure system, one that can be used by multiple telecom operators, not just Glo. Wave5’s founder, Ayọ̀wándé Adálémọ, sees this as a way to close the digital gap across Nigeria, especially for small businesses and low-income users who are often left behind in the data revolution.

This move also fits into a wider pattern of investment from Globacom. Earlier this year, the company extended mobile coverage to Kura, a remote community near Abuja, connecting 12,000 residents many of whom had never had mobile service before.