The federal government has instructed telecommunications operators to improve the quality of service to Nigerians, saying the conditions required for improved service delivery have been established by the government.
The instruction was issued in a statement signed by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, on Sunday, stating that the operators now have both the capacity and the resources to fix outstanding issues within their networks.
Mr Tijani explained that the Nigerian government has invested in projects addressing foundational gaps in the country’s digital infrastructure, such as ‘Project Bridge’, which are capable of permanently transforming connectivity across Nigeria.
The ‘Project Bridge’ was unveiled in August 2025 as an initiative to achieve nationwide connectivity by extending Nigeria’s national fibre backbone from around 30,000 km to about 120,000 km, connecting all 774 Local Government Areas.
Since then, the project has secured approved investments of $200 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, $500 million from the World Bank, and $100 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
