The federal authorities has set 2028 and 2029 because the timeline for the deployment of two new satellites, NIGCOMSAT-2A and 2B.
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Communications Satellite tv for pc (NIGCOMSAT), Jane Egerton-Idehen, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja on the opening of the Nigerian Satellite tv for pc Week 2026, themed, “Harnessing House Expertise for an Extraordinary Nigeria.”
She famous that the event is anticipated to spice up army intelligence, surveillance, and regional connectivity.
She stated: “For 2A and 2B, we’ve got began the method. We have now closed the tender and are actually again into the financing and implementation stage. 2A is constructed to return up in 2028, and 2B for 2029.
“When they’re up and working, they’re anticipated to offer safety throughout the borders and neighbouring nations. They’ll help the safety businesses as a result of information assortment and intelligence in actual time is vital. Satellites like communication satellites permit that, no matter the place they’re.” she stated.
Egerton-Idehen stated this growth underscores Nigeria’s dedication to increasing her presence within the world house financial system.
In keeping with her, the occasion coincides with NIGCOMSAT’s twentieth anniversary, marking twenty years since Nigeria entered the satellite tv for pc business.
“This approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a transparent demonstration of Nigeria’s recognition of house as a driver of nationwide growth and sovereignty.
“Twenty years in the past, Nigeria declared its readiness to take part and form one of the vital consequential industries of this century. That declaration was not summary, it was a dedication to construct capability, establishments, and credibility within the world house financial system.”
The MD stated NIGCOMSAT has grown from a single satellite tv for pc operator right into a multi-service supplier emphasising that Nigeria’s house investments are about greater than know-how.
“In the present day, Nigeria accounts for practically 20% of Africa’s satellite tv for pc capability. Over eight authorities businesses are actually actively engaged in space-related programmes.
“We put money into house as a result of we’re investing in schooling, bringing broadband to colleges throughout Nigeria. We put money into house as a result of we’re investing in healthcare, connecting distant clinics to fashionable medical sources. We put money into house as a result of we’re investing in safety and commerce, making certain that each Nigerian neighborhood can take part within the digital financial system.”
In his remarks, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economic system, Dr Bosun Tijani, stated the satellites kind a part of the nation’s technique to strengthen digital infrastructure.
Tijani defined that the satellites will complement ongoing investments in 90,000 kilometres of fibre-optic cable and practically 4,000 telecom towers, that are being rolled out nationwide and prolonged to neighbouring nations, together with Cameroon, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, and the Republic of Benin.
He confused that satellite tv for pc know-how is crucial for nationwide growth, affecting schooling, agriculture, enterprise, and emergency response.
In keeping with him, “The president’s approval of NIGCOMSAT-2A and 2B demonstrates a transparent dedication to constructing the longer term. These satellites will improve safety, join distant communities, and prolong our fibre-optic community into neighbouring nations,” he stated.
“A few of these neighbouring nations pay as much as ten occasions extra for web capability than Lagos. Extending our fibre community won’t solely enhance connectivity but additionally improve border safety and regional collaboration.
“Satellite tv for pc know-how impacts all the things, from how a baby in a rural neighborhood accesses the web to how farmers make crucial choices and the way companies function throughout distance.”