The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has stressed the need for improved connectivity in Nigeria’s rural communities, stressing that it is already collaborating with the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy on it.
ESS Manager, Huawei Nigeria, Basirat Isholan (left); Chief Operating Officer, Nigeria Internet Registration Agency (NiRA), Eyitayo Iyortim; Principal Manager at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Oladoyin Aiyenitaju and Founder of Women In Technology In Nigeria (WITIN), Martha Alade, at the forum to celebrate the International Day of Rural Women 2022 celebration held by WITIN in Lagos.
While noting that modern agricultural technology increases employment, efficiency in production, and time and cost reduction, the EVC said: “Today, the telecommunications industry plays a crucial role in providing the requisite support for the diversification of the economy through improving the knowledge economy using ICT as an enabler. It has enhanced human capabilities in areas such as health, education, agriculture, finance, transportation, commerce, and governance.”