Not every empire begins with fanfare. Some arrive with a whisper, then settle into the national bloodstream like a secret everyone suddenly knows. That was Globacom in August 2003. Today, 22 years later, it celebrates not just survival, but an audacious reinvention of how Nigeria stays connected.
The green glow has never been modest. From pay-per-second billing that rattled early competitors to Glo-1, a submarine cable stretching nine thousand kilometres from the United Kingdom to Lagos, the company built its legend on boldness. Mike Adenuga, its elusive founder, seemed to prefer letting infrastructure, not speeches, do the boasting.
Now, in its 22nd year, Glo is chasing another metamorphosis. Hundreds of new LTE base stations dot city skylines and rural fringes. Fibre cables, once frayed by reckless roadworks, are being rerouted like veins stitched anew.