World Bank Tasks Federal Govt On Broadband In Rural Areas Business
“Nigeria’s young population has tremendous potential but you have to ensure that there is equal access to broadband penetration.
The World Bank country director also advised states governments collaborate with the federal government and private sector to invest by laying fiber optics in the areas. The Minister of Comminications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, during his remarks at the occasion, announced that by April this year, every state would have federal government optic fiber cable coverage.
“In Nigeria’s National Broadband plan we have a target to reduce the price of 1 gigabyte from 1200 to 390 Naira but as of today, two years before the deadline, the current price of 1 gigabyte is 350. “If you look at our economy growth, it is lower than our population growth. There are situations where the population growth is higher than the economic growth.
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