NigComSat Begins Internet Connectivity in 774 Councils
The Nigeria Communications Satellite (NigComSat) Limited has begun VSAT installations to cover 579 of the 774 local government areas of the country. The project would operate via satellite coverage, leveraging the ku-band network asset of NigComSat-1R for the Federal Government.
The phase one of the project has been rolled out and is expected to cover 45 local government offices in eight states, including Borno, Cross River, Imo, Kogi, Kwara, Ogun, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
NigComSat's Managing Director, Mrs. Nkechi Jane Egerton-Idehen, said the portable inverter system with solar panel used for the project would provide uninterrupted power supply.
The agency boss said using green energy solution has been delivered while members of the installation team were in the local government areas.
She said the installation began on March 5 in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
A statement by the agency's Head of Media, Stephen Kwanda, said Mrs. Egerton-Idehen explained that Kogi State was the first to benefit from the project, covering five local government areas of the state.
It said the project aligned with the Ministry of Communiacation's strategic blueprint and a significant step in achieving President Bola Ahmed Tinibu's mandate to deliver efficient public service to Nigerians at the local government level.
She listed the local government areas as Kabba/Bunu, Lokoja, Okehi, Bassa, and Okene. Others are: Adavi, Ajaokuta, Kogi, Mopamuro, and Dekina.
In Kwara State, Ilorin West, Offa, Irepodun, Ilorin South, and Kaiama local government areas would enjoy the gesture, while in Imo State, Ikeduru, Oru East Ihitte/Uboma, Orsu, and Oguta local government areas would be covered.
In Zamfara State, four local government areas of Anka, Birnin Magaji, Maru, and Zumi would be covered by NigComSat, while Galaxy Backbone is to cover Bungudu Local Government Area.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Haruna Tambiri Mohammed Aliyu Kora Sabi Saka Asiat Ayinke Musa Alhassan Buge Ahmed Idris Mohammed Sa\'ad Alanamu Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed Malete Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah Adebara Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro Shururat Olatinwo Toyin Falola Tunji Moronfoye Ubandoma Of Ilorin Belgore Hijaab Ajike People Support Centre Moro First Lady Imodoye Writer’s Enclave Wahab Egbewole Ubandoma Alloy Chukwuemeka Hakeem Idris Oju Ekun Sarumi T And K FOODS MINILS Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran Ishola Moses Abiodun Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku Elelu Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Osinbajo Twitter Baba Adini Of Kwara State Olomu Ibrahim Bio Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja Joseph Yemi Ajayi NIPOGA Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan Abdulrahman Onikijipa Muhammed Aliyu Saka Isau Olabode Towoju Mohammed Danjuma TESCOM Suleman Abubakar Budo Egba AbdulRazaq Jiddah Sheriff Shagaya Rafiu Ibrahim Saheed Popoola Ambassador Kayode Laro Manzuma Sadiq Umar Mike Omotosho Tunji Oyawoye Abdulfatah Ahmed Arinola Fatimoh Lawal Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan Baruba Ladi Hassan Academic Staff Union Of Universities Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists Ita-Ore Offa Metropolitan Club Quranic Recitation Competition Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Simeon Ajibola Alfa Modibbo Belgore Islamiya Abdulraheem Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita

