The Federal Government has commenced a fresh push to expand telecommunications and broadband coverage across underserved communities ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The initiative is being implemented under the National Universal Communications Access Programme (NUCAP), with the government targeting areas where poor network coverage has continued to limit access to digital services.
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, disclosed this during an interactive session in Abuja.
Tijani said the programme was designed to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive that communities without adequate commercial network coverage should be connected.
According to him, the government is not limiting the project to urban centres. It is also focusing on rural communities where residents have continued to experience poor or unreliable telecommunications services.
Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State is among the areas currently receiving attention under the programme.
A new telecommunications tower is already nearing completion along
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