NCC will award broadband contracts for higher education institutions and small businesses
The Nigerian Government Commission announces that it will award contracts for broadband infrastructure for small businesses and higher institutions in the country on Thursday.
The event will bring together the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, and the projects are expected to accelerate broadband penetration in Nigeria.
Contracts must be executed in all six geopolitical zones of the country, the NCC said in a statement on Monday.
“The event will see the awarding of contracts for the provision of broadband infrastructure for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), as well as for higher and higher education institutions in the six geopolitical zones of the country," NCC said in a statement.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the projects that will be awarded earlier in the year. Projects are expected to be completed within six months of the award date.
“The provision of broadband infrastructure for MSMEs in Nigeria and for tertiary institutions across the six geopolitical zones of the country will add the necessary boost to achieve the key objectives set out in the NDEPS 2020- 2030," the statement added. .
READ ALSO:The NCC said that reputable technology companies have been selected to implement the projects.
Some 85.23 million Nigerians have access to broadband. This represents 44.68%. It was around 44.5% in July and 44.3% in June.
The average fixed broadband internet speed in Nigeria is slow, so Nigeria ranked 151st out of 182 countries in the latest Speedtest Global Index report by US internet speed monitoring company Ookla.
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The Nigerian Government Commission announces that it will award contracts for broadband infrastructure for small businesses and higher institutions in the country on Thursday.
The event will bring together the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, and the projects are expected to accelerate broadband penetration in Nigeria.
Contracts must be executed in all six geopolitical zones of the country, the NCC said in a statement on Monday.
“The event will see the awarding of contracts for the provision of broadband infrastructure for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), as well as for higher and higher education institutions in the six geopolitical zones of the country," NCC said in a statement.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the projects that will be awarded earlier in the year. Projects are expected to be completed within six months of the award date.
“The provision of broadband infrastructure for MSMEs in Nigeria and for tertiary institutions across the six geopolitical zones of the country will add the necessary boost to achieve the key objectives set out in the NDEPS 2020- 2030," the statement added. .
READ ALSO:The NCC said that reputable technology companies have been selected to implement the projects.
Some 85.23 million Nigerians have access to broadband. This represents 44.68%. It was around 44.5% in July and 44.3% in June.
The average fixed broadband internet speed in Nigeria is slow, so Nigeria ranked 151st out of 182 countries in the latest Speedtest Global Index report by US internet speed monitoring company Ookla.
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