Nigeria’s goal of rolling out 90 000 km of fibre-optic cabling across the country has been given a boost by the World Bank.

ITWeb Africa reports that while he did not provide many details, Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, indicated it was ‘a massive boost’.

‘An excellent few days in DC with the World Bank as we received a massive boost for our 90 000 km Fibre Fund project. We’re ready to move! Let’s go,’ Tijani posted posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account.

He has previously indicated that the fund is attempting to raise US$2 billion. Plans to finalise the financing are reportedly under way.

The deployment of the fibre is expected to start within six months.

29 October 2024
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