The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of 24.2 billion naira for the provision of broadband internet connection in at least 20 airports, 43 schools and six marketplaces in the country.
Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, revealed this while briefing at the FEC meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja on Wednesday, March 29.
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Pantami said the selected local and international airports are drawn from the six geopolitical zones, with three airports from each on average.
According to him, States to benefit from the project include Lagos and Ondo for the South-West, Imo, Anambra, Enugu for the South-East, Rivers and Akwa Ibom for the South-South, Abuja and Kwara for the North Central, Kano, Sokoto and Kebbi for the North-West, and Adamawa, Maiduguri and Gombe for North-East.
The minister said the project would ease communication challenges for passengers coming and going out through the airports, as well as make online transactions seamless for them.
Pantami also explained that the broadband infrastructure will ensure connectivity to ease e-learning in schools and as well enhance the transition to cashless economy by easing mobile transactions in markets.
This online news platform also gathered that the N22.2 billion naira is for the project cumulatively and is to be implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission for five months.
It would be recalled that FEC had earlier approved a similar memo for the provision of unlimited internet in 18 universities in the first phase of the project.
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