Cyber cafe operators lament low patronage

Cyber cafe operators in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have lamented that since the advent of smart phones, the level of patronage had reduced drastically.
According to them, the use of smart phones by majority of the populace has negatively affected patronage resulting to many business owners closing shops.
A cyber cafe operator at Area 10 Shopping Complex Garki, Mr. Hector Ajero, said since smart phones entered the market “business is no longer the way it used to be before the advent of smart phones, business was a lot better and interesting unlike now that everyone has the facility to access the internet conveniently.
Mr. Christian Okpara, another cyber cafe operator, in Kuje area council, said “the business is really tough now as sales are no more there as it was.”
He said: “People no longer come for our internet services, we recharge the internet just for recharging sake because people don’t rarely come to browse as usual.
“What we do more with our internet is online registration for JAMB, WAEC, Post-UTE and job recruitment and all these are seasonal.”
For Mrs. Faith Deke, another cyber cafe operator at Gwagwalada, the competition between cyber cafes is high now because people do their works on their phones.