FiberOne at PIAFo 8.0: Making the Case for Real Implementation
On April 16, 2026, FiberOne Broadband joined Nigeria’s leading voices in telecommunications, infrastructure, and digital policy at the 8th edition of the Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo)—the National Dig-Once Policy Forum held at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Lagos.
Themed “Accelerating Nigeria’s Digital Backbone: Dig Once Policy, Project BRIDGE and Strategies for Effective Fibre Deployment,” the high-level forum convened policymakers, regulators, telecom operators, and infrastructure stakeholders to accelerate the adoption of a unified National Dig-Once Policy, a critical framework for safe, coordinated, and cost-effective fibre deployment across Nigeria.
The event featured distinguished participants including Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy; Dr. Aminu Maida, EVC/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); and Prof. Ibrahim Adeyanju, MD/CEO of Galaxy Backbone Limited, amongst others.
Our CEO, Lanre Ore, was listed among the panelists for the forum’s flagship session: “Who Digs, Who Deploys, Who Protects? Developing the Ultimate Framework for Aligning Roles in Sustainable Fibre Expansion.” He was represented by our Head of PR and Regulations, Kenny Joda, who joined fellow panelists Soji Maurice-Diya, Tony Emoekpere, Dr. Tola Yusuf, and Goke Juba for a frank, operator-driven dialogue on the realities of fibre deployment in Nigeria.
Kenny’s contribution cut to the heart of the matter: compliance does not protect operators. Those who obtain permits, pay levies, and restore roads after trenching still face arbitrary arrests, extortion in the field, and infrastructure vandalism, with little accountability from the agencies collecting fees for that protection. He also raised the issue of infrastructure monopolisation going unchecked, noting that regulators have openly acknowledged they lack the mandate to intervene.
His closing point resonated across the room: “When you make laws impossible to follow, you make corruption inevitable.”
With Nigeria’s $2 billion Project BRIDGE targeting an expansion of fibre infrastructure from 35,000km to 125,000km by 2030, the urgency for implementation, not just policy formulation, has never been greater.
FiberOne remains committed to the conversations and commitments that will shape Nigeria’s digital infrastructure for generations to come.
