{"id":101455,"date":"2023-11-20T21:55:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T20:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fg-mulls-plan-with-starlinks-on-jobs-creation-in-nigeria"},"modified":"2023-11-21T00:12:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T23:12:20","slug":"fg-mulls-plan-with-starlinks-on-jobs-creation-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fg-mulls-plan-with-starlinks-on-jobs-creation-in-nigeria","title":{"rendered":"FG mulls plan with Starlinks on jobs\u2019 creation in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Government of Nigeria says it engaged Elon Musk\u2019s internet company, Starlink, on the need to set up programs that will create jobs in Nigeria through local maintenance and production of its hardware.<\/p>\n

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, disclosed this on Sunday through his verified X handle.<\/p>\n

He said discussions happened on the sideline of the ongoing International Telecommunication Union-World Radio Communication (ITU-WRC) Conference in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Tijani said he met with the Senior Director of Global Licensing and activation of SpaceX, Ryan Goodnight.<\/p>\n

He said the discussion centred on how Starlink could create a program to certify local installers and maintenance personnel in Nigeria and contracts for hardware startups to produce Starlink\u2019s repeater boxes locally.<\/p>\n

\u201cExcellent conversation with Ryan Goodnight, Snr. Director, Global Licensing & Activation of @SpaceX on the sidelines of ITU-WRC 23, who shared that Nigeria is their biggest market in Africa. As demand for @Starlink continues to grow in Nigeria, we discussed connecting unserved and underserved Nigerians.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also mentioned the possibility of creating thousands of new jobs in Nigeria through initiatives like a certified installer\/maintenance programme for Starlink and working with hardware startups to produce repeater boxes locally.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe intend to encourage every tech company to invest and deepen our tech ecosystem,\u201d the Minister added.<\/p>\n

Recall that in January this year, Elon Musk announced the deployment of SpaceX in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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