The Forum which will be put together by the Nigerian Communications
Commission, NCC, is slated for today Thursday, October 20, 2022, in Abuja.
The programme is tagged: “State Broadband Coordinating
Councils: Potentials and Possibilities”. It will appraise the Nigerian National
Broadband Plan (NNBP) 2020-2025, which targets 70 percent broadband penetration
and covers 90 percent of the population.
The Director, of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka said the
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami will play
host to the historic and seminal assemblage of governors under the auspices of
the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF).
Other strategic members of the State Executive Council,
telecom operators, infrastructure companies (InfraCos), strategic partners,
investors and other critical stakeholders, will brainstorm on how Nigeria can
achieve the expectations of Nigeria’s digital economy agenda.
Mr. Mouka, a Board member of the NCC, led by the Chairman,
Prof. Adeolu Akande, and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof.
Umar Danbatta, will participate at the BTAF with the objective to promote the
establishment of State Structures required for sustainable broadband
infrastructure development at the State and Local Government Council levels,
thereby addressing hindrances to the Federal Government’s drive to achieve
available, accessible and affordable broadband services for Nigeria’s economy.
Mouka also said that the Forum is expected to affirm the
commitment of the government to adopt the broadband structure and last-mile
projects, particularly the economic viability of broadband deployments beyond
the cities, with a strategic focus on funding models and procedures for
remarkable and measurable impact.
He added that there will be a special panel session
involving the Governors and development-focused partners both at local and
international levels
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