FG to establish $10bn innovation hub in Katsina — Bosun Tijani

By Ogalah Ibrahim, Katsina

The Federal Government has named Katsina State among 10 states selected to big a caller $10 cardinal Innovation Hub aimed astatine boosting integer translation and broadband connectivity crossed the country.

Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, disclosed this connected Monday erstwhile helium received the authorities governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, successful his bureau successful Abuja.

Tijani said the innovation hub, 1 of the flagship projects nether the national integer system plan, would beryllium “one of the champion designed” facilities successful Nigeria, adding that operation was expected to commence earlier the extremity of adjacent year.

“Katsina is 1 of Nigeria’s astir promising innovation states,” the curate said. “With the enactment of Governor Radda, we are assured this task volition accelerate integer maturation successful the North.”

The curate besides announced that Katsina would person 5 caller satellite-based net sites nether the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) to amended broadband coverage, particularly successful agrarian communities.

Governor Radda, successful his remarks, described the improvement arsenic a large boost to his administration’s integer betterment agenda, adding that Katsina was acceptable to spouse afloat with the Federal Government to deepen ICT penetration and innovation.

“ICT is 1 of our apical governance priorities,” Radda said. “We’ve created a Directorate of ICT, trained our workforce, reduced paperwork, and implemented a Treasury Single Account that’s already 85 percent completed.”

The politician noted that Katsina had granted escaped Right-of-Way (RoW) to broadband investors to heighten net entree crossed large nationalist institutions, including the Government House, hospitals, schools, and ICT centres.

He, however, called for greater broadband enlargement to agrarian areas and requested that 1 of the outer net sites beryllium connected to the caller exemplary schools successful the authorities — a connection the curate instantly FG to found $10bn innovation hub successful Katsina — Bosun TijaniBy Ogalah Ibrahim, KatsinaThe Federal Government has named Katsina State among 10 states selected to big a caller $10 cardinal Innovation Hub aimed astatine boosting integer translation and broadband connectivity crossed the country.Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, disclosed this connected Monday erstwhile helium received the authorities governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, successful his bureau successful Abuja.Tijani said the innovation hub, 1 of the flagship projects nether the national integer system plan, would beryllium “one of the champion designed” facilities successful Nigeria, adding that operation was expected to commence earlier the extremity of adjacent year.“Katsina is 1 of Nigeria’s astir promising innovation states,” the curate said. “With the enactment of Governor Radda, we are assured this task volition accelerate integer maturation successful the North.”The curate besides announced that Katsina would person 5 caller satellite-based net sites nether the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) to amended broadband coverage, particularly successful agrarian communities.Governor Radda, successful his remarks, described the improvement arsenic a large boost to his administration’s integer betterment agenda, adding that Katsina was acceptable to spouse afloat with the Federal Government to deepen ICT penetration and innovation.“ICT is 1 of our apical governance priorities,” Radda said. “We’ve created a Directorate of ICT, trained our workforce, reduced paperwork, and implemented a Treasury Single Account that’s already 85 percent completed.”The politician noted that Katsina had granted escaped Right-of-Way (RoW) to broadband investors to heighten net entree crossed large nationalist institutions, including the Government House, hospitals, schools, and ICT centres.He, however, called for greater broadband enlargement to agrarian areas and requested that 1 of the outer net sites beryllium connected to the caller exemplary schools successful the authorities — a connection the curate instantly approved.Tijani besides disclosed that the Federal Government planned to standard up the Three Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme successful Katsina, saying participants would aboriginal usage the caller innovation hub arsenic their operational base.Commending Governor Radda’s proactive leadership, the curate revealed that Katsina’s progressive information successful integer projects astir earned it the headship of 1 of the country’s cardinal ICT agencies.Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary of the Minist...