Nigeria Glo Sold Out in Benin

Nigeria-based GloMobile has recorded an instant hit among the people of Benin Republic who have been trooping to dealers’ shops and Glo’s retail outlets to subscribe to the network.

In the first 10 days of commencing operations, the network has sold about 600,000 SIMs while over 200,000 lines have already been activated on the network.

The growth, which many described as unprecedented, was an indication that the Glo Benin was positioned to contribute to the vision of Glo to build the biggest and best network in Africa.

Glo entered the Beninoise market on June 5, with a promise by the Nigerian chairman, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr., to change the telecommunication landscape of the country.

The brand was officially presented to the people in an event described by well-travelled Beninoise, including the son of the former president of the country and now Minister of Sports and Youths Development in the Boni Yayi government, Mr. Galiou Soglo, as world class.

The Gloworld shops and designated dealer outlets were taken over by Beninoise, who wanted to share in the experience of being among the first set of people to make the first calls on the Glo network.

Earlier in a pre-launch presentation to newsmen, the Glo management said it was introducing per second billing, which gives the subscriber the power to pay only for the time that was used on the phone.