The Federal Government, on Wednesday, approved the sum of N24.20bn for the provision of broadband internet connection in at least 20 airports, 43 schools and six marketplaces nationwide.
Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, revealed this to State House correspondents after this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
Pantami said the selected local and international airports are drawn from the six geopolitical zones, with three airports from each on average.
The higher institutions of learning and markets that will benefit from the five-month project are also drawn from the geopolitical zones.
He said the broadband infrastructure would ensure connectivity in airports, ease e-learning in schools and ease mobile transactions in markets as the economy goes cashless.
The Nigeria Communications Commission is the implementing institution, he noted.
“In these two memos, certain intervention projects, are going to be implemented by the federal government of Nigeria through the Nigerian Communications Commission of providing Internet in 20 selected airports in Nigeria and higher institutions of learning and also some markets to support micro small and medium enterprises.
