The Federal Government has partnered with telecommunications company, Globacom, and Huawei to deliver telecommunications, digital learning, and e-health coverage access to remote villages in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
This commissioning of the project in Isuanin Kura, Ibwa 2 community, Gwagwalada, on the outskirts of Abuja, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, marked the commencement of the federal government’s resolve to provide digital access to more than 7,000 remote communities across the country.
The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy said it had partnered with Globacom and Huawei Technologies to deliver voice and data services, digital healthcare, and remote learning capabilities to the over 12,000 residents of the community.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, lauded Globacom and Huawei for giving vent to President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to addressing the connectivity crisis affecting more than 20 million Nigerians who currently lack basic telecommunication access.
“If you bring out your phone in many communities, there is no network at all. This is costing the country significantly because people cannot access financial services, medical care, or education,” Tijani said.
He added that this network lacuna hampers governance as disconnected areas are hard to administer.
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“Where you live should not determine your access to opportunity. We are using innovation to ensure every Nigerian, regardless of location, can thrive in the digital age,” the minister stated.
Globacom’s Group Chief Technical Director, Sanjib Roy, said the company worked with the ministry and Huawei to bring up the site by providing the Microwave backhaul link and access to Globacom’s full core network resources and also manage the operation of the site to ensure uninterrupted voice and data services for the community.
“The Smart Education facility allows for young students within the community to receive education remotely, with the teachers being in Abuja or any other part of the world, while healthcare delivery has been revolutionised through connected medical equipment that enables remote consultations between patients in Ibwa and doctors and specialists in urban-locations,” Roy said.
Also speaking, the Managing Director of Huawei Nigerian Enterprises, Terrens Wu, said the company was proud to be part of the initiative to provide connectivity and promote learning and healthcare in rural communities through digital technology.
The company later gave out 120 smartphones to the community to help them have access to telephony.
The system’s effectiveness was demonstrated with the leader of Isuanin Kura, Abubakar Bamaiyi, in a live consultation with a medical doctor in Abuja, while the minister and other guests watched as the students in the local school were being taught via online video by a teacher in Lagos, using equipment provided by Huawei Technologies.
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