About 35 million Nigerians do not access digital financial and telecommunications services.
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said this at the 2022 World Consumer Rights Day, celebrated on Tuesday in Abuja.
Danbatta said, “As many as 35 million Nigerians are yet to have access to telecommunications services and by implication, they lack access to digital financial services.
“This situation denies these Nigerians access to digital financial inclusion. It is a challenge that is attributable to the inadequacy of both wireless and fibre connectivity infrastructure.”
Danbatta said, with this situation, the NCC has failed to fill up this gap after two years.
However, he said the launch of the Nigerian National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 is critical in addressing existing issues and filling up relevant gaps.
Danbatta said, “The launch of the Nigerian National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 attests to the fact that Nigeria is poised to join the comity of nations and become a global leader in transforming its economy into a digital one.
