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March 14, 2020
The Federal Government has called onthe Swedish Government to support Nigeria’s quest to deploy more robustbroadband infrastructure in the country for economic growth and prosperity.
The Minister of Communications andDigital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, who solicited the support at  a dinnerhosted by the Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Carl-Michael Grans, in Abuja, saidNigeria had embarked on a digital transformation journey and efforts wereongoing to ensure evacuation of the massive data capacity at landing points tohinterland.
The Minister, who was represented bythe Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, UmarDanbatta, said the project would help in access of 10gbps in each of the 774local governments of the country.
He also noted that as the country’spopulation is close to 200 million, the government would not rest until allNigerians have access to high speed internet as well as the volume associatedwith the network.