Elon Musk, the billionaire tech tycoon, has announced that his satellite Internet service, Starlink, has received approval to launch in Nigeria.

On Friday, Musk announced this on Twitter, announcing that Starlink has been granted licenses to operate in Nigeria and Mozambique.

He merely wrote, "Nigeria and Mozambique have approved Starlink."

The Nigerian Communications Commission verified this in a statement, revealing that the service has secured two licenses to begin operations in the country, according to Nairametics.