Making Lagos an IT State… Providing Wi-Fi To Residents And Boosting E-governance
The Lagos State government is working on making
Wi-Fi accessible to every resident of the southern Nigerian State, an
official said.
According
to the Permanent Secretary of the State’s ICT Ministry, Mrs Nike
Animashaun, the first phase of the Wi-Fi connectivity would be deployed at
parks located at different parts of the state.
She
said the Wi-Fi would be deployed at parks in Oshodi, Alausa and Ajegunle.
“The
Wi-Fi services will be in some of the parks in the state and when it
is deployed, residents of Lagos State would be able to access Wi-Fi in some of
the parks,” she said
Mrs
Animashaun said that the state government came up with the idea to stimulate
and encourage the interest of children in science and technology.
She
did not state if the Wi-Fi would be free.
At a
’2015 Ministerial Press Briefing in Alausa’, the Commissioner for Science
and Technology, Mr Adebiyi Mabadeje, said the ministry would continue to
provide advisory services for all Ministries Department and Agencies on science
and Information Communication Technology (ICT).
Mr Mabadeje
said the government was using ICT to strengthen the state’s E-governance
capabilities in other to conveniently serve its residents.
“In
line with our ministerial responsibilities and mission statement of employing
science and technology in all activities towards improving the quality of life of
Lagos residents and transforming Lagos into a developed industrial and modern
city of international statute, the state has leveraged on science and
technology to improve service delivery, especially leveraging on ITC to
strengthen our government’s capabilities and enable the state to serve
residents better,” he said
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