The Minister of Communications,
Barrister Adebayo Shittu, Thursday led the Nigerian delegations to attend international conference on space
technology in Belarus, China, even as Nigerian Communication
Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) would use the opportunity to consummate its deal with Belarus Sat, reports ITRealms.
The delegation is also expected to
work on improving the nation's cyber space and the telecommunications
sector.
Confirming this, the Special
Assistant on Media to Communications Minister, Mr. Victor Oluwadamilare, said
this coincided with the award of a Carrier Spectrum Management (CSM) contract
to one of the agencies in the Ministry, NIGCOMSAT by the Republic of
Belarus.
Aside from attending the conference,
Barrister Shittu would also pay a working visit to the town of Fxichang, where
he is expected to meet with leading telecommunications' players in China.
The Minister is equally scheduled to
attend the launch of Belitersat1 satellite in the country which would afford
him the opportunity to sell Nigeria's vast potentials in the sector to
investors at the forum.
Oluwadamilare further confirmed to ITRealms that Shittu would return to
Beijing on Saturday, where he is expected to parley with other stakeholders in
the telecommunications industry.
Barrister Shittu had his assumption
of office expressed his determination in making the telecommunications sector a
cash cow for the nation's economy in view of its untapped potentials.
Meanwhile, NIGCOMSAT has become the
first company in the African continent to tender and won the bid to provide a
Carrier Spectrum Management (CSM) and In- Orbit Test (IoT) services for
Belintersat-1 which belongs to the Republic of Belarus.
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