According to an expert, Nigeria's 2025 broadband target is at risk unless it adopts satellite connectivity due to the prohibitive cost of installing fibre optic infrastructure in remote, underserved areas.

Nigeria's Broadband Penetration Falls to 42.53%, $461m Investment Gap Slows Coverage Nigeria’s broadband penetration fell to 42.53 percent as of January, and subscriptions stood at 92.19 million, spotlighting the huge deficit in a country with a population of over 200 million. According to the Nigerian National...

PHOTOS: In America, Pantami Announces Space X Broadband Partnership; Signs Artemis Accords At US-Africa Leaders’ Forum   Elon Musk’ Space X is to provide broadband access across the whole of Nigeria, enabling nation-wide access to broadband connectivity way ahead of the December 2025 schedule. Nigeria’s Minister of...

NCC, Infracos To Raise N265bn For Broadband Infrastructure   The Nigerian Communications Commission and a consortium of infrastructural companies say they will raise N265bn for the development of broadband infrastructures across the country in the next four years. Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta,...

FG Targets 70% Broadband Penetration In Five Years   The Federal Government yesterday inaugurated a 36-member presidential committee to develop the 2020-2025 national broadband plan. The members will work to increase the country’s broadband penetration level from 37.8 per cent to 70 % in just five years,...

Broadband Penetration Now At 37.8% With 1.2m New Subscribers   Nigeria’s broadband penetration leaped by 2.47 percent between September and October with new 4.71 million subscribers, up from 67.5 million in September, to 72.3 million in October, which moved penetration from 35.4 to 37.87 percent. According to...