With digitisation driving the global economy, no country can afford to be left behind either its application or investment in the sector. Thus, at its inception in 2006 as a public enterprise wholly owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria, the mandate of Galaxy Backbone Limited (GBB) was well defined and straightforward – setting up and operating a unified Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure platform that addresses the connectivity, transversal and other technology imperatives for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government. The company was also charged with operating a nationwide network backbone to help facilitate the digital inclusion of underserved areas and rural communities towards the realisation of the Federal Government goals as enumerated above.
In doing this, the organisation takes the lead in the Federal Government effort to set its Digital Economy agenda – to leverage ICT to drive economic growth through creating jobs to enable Nigerians improve their standard of living. It has set up critical information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure for services — connectivity, hosting and security — to businesses in private and public sectors.
