Nigeria’s telecoms regulator has signalled plans to deploy part its Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) to support satellite broadband operators in connecting an estimated 23 million Nigerians who remain offline, as the country intensifies efforts to close persistent gaps in rural and hard-to-
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Royal Ibeh
Royal Ibeh is a senior journalist with years of experience reporting on Nigeria’s technology and health sectors. She currently covers the Technology and Health beats for BusinessDay newspaper, where she writes in-depth stories on digital innovation, telecom infrastructure, healthcare systems, and public health policies.
