The federal government has called on the African Development Bank (AfDB) to intervene in building the trans-saharan optic fibre backbone/national broadband backbone and develop ground station for Nigeria Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) and other critical national Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure, to enable the nation attain the fourth industrial revolution.
The Minister of Communications, Dr. Adebayo Shittu, made the call recently in Abuja, during a meeting between the team of the African Development Bank Group, led by its Government Relations Coordinator, Linda Amadi and officials of the ministry in Abuja.
The meeting was aimed to identify the real reasons why certain technologies could not be adopted in Africa and recommend the development strategy for Africa government, the private sector, and development partners, including AfDB.
Shittu, explained that the trans-sahara optic fibre backbone would ensure…
