FG announces reduction of data amount to N390 per gigabyte

Federal government of Nigeria has announced a reduction in data amount to N300. The information was made known by the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission, Umar Danbatta, on Saturday. 

Mr. Umar Danbatta made the plan to reduce known while addressing journalists in Kano on Saturday. 

In his words, he said:

“Actually the cost has come down to N1000/gigabyte of data, but the government is saying that we should be targeting N390 in the next 3 to 5 years. 

We need pervasive broadband data infrastructure because at the landing point in Lagos, where we have all the submarine cables. 

We are indeed pursuing the plan. There is infrastructure and company licensing framework that could give the companies the ability to afford to sell the data to the retail agents, who will sell data to the citizens.”