Starlink partnership with Nigeria capable of creating jobs – Minister

The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has revealed that Starlink partnership with Nigeria through programs like a certified installer/maintenance program and working with hardware firms to make repeater boxes locally can create thousands of jobs.

The minister said on X (formerly Twitter) that he discussed this with Ryan Goodnight, Senior Director of Global Licensing and Activation of SpaceX, during their Sunday meeting outside the International Telecommunication Union-World Radio Communication Conference, which is currently taking place in Dubai.