The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, don unveil plans to lead global collaboration wey go help to boost protection of undersea cables, wey be vital components of di digital infrastructure.
E make di announcement for X (wey be formerly Twitter) on Sunday, Minister Tijani stress di critical role wey dis cables dey play for facilitating di digital economy. E emphasize di need to reassess international laws and build partnership with regional and global bodies to make sure say efforts dey to protect dis important infrastructure.
As e relate to pipo wey dey affect by recent disruptions, Minister Tijani assure di public say di Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) dey engage actively with all di relevant stakeholders to quickly resolve di issues wey dey ground.
According to di minister, dis initiative na big step to make sure say undersea cables dey strong and reliable, as dem be lifelines for di world wey dey interconnected today.
Last Thursday, disruptions to di undersea cable wey dey supply broadband Internet connectivity to Nigeria and oda countries for di West African sub-region force plenti banks, financial institutions, telecom companies, and related companies to reduce dia operations.
Minister Tijani acknowledge say submarine cable cuts, even though e dey disruptive, dey help Nigeria digital economy to dey strong and grow. E hail di collaboration efforts of telecom giants like Globacom, West Indian Ocean Cable Company, MTN, and MainOne, wey don show commendable selflessness to join hand to reduce di impact of dis cuts.
