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In a bid to position the state as the digital and business hub of the southeast geopolitical zone, the Enugu State government has rolled out a metro Wifi project, a statewide wireless network.

The low-cost Wi-Fi hotspot connection project, which runs under a first-of-its-kind franchise model, offers job opportunities to Enugu youths as independent data resellers, who are deployed across various locations within the state known as Wi-Fi zones.

With the WiFi data, which is sold at NGN 250/GB by agents in 22 WiFi zones of the state, users can have more access to the Internet via their mobile phones or personal computers.

The project, which is a boost to the digital economy of the state and the medium and small-scale businesses, is part of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s job creation initiatives, as well as, his commitment to the betterment of Ndi-Enugu.

Speaking on the project, Arinze Chilo-Offiah, special adviser to the Governor on SME Development and head, Enugu SME Center, explained that the aim of the project is to enable the youths in Enugu State to become gainfully employed by reselling Internet data at lower rates, as well as, driving a lot of users to subscribe for data using mobile apps.

Enumerating the socio-economic benefits of the initiative, Chilo-Offiah noted that, “It will boost employment opportunities, which is part of the job creation initiatives of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and also provide data at lower cost”.

According to the special adviser to the Governor on SME Development and head, Enugu SME Center, the Enugu WiFi franchise model is a business model that enables individuals or groups to acquire the Enugu WiFi devices for the purpose of reselling Internet to people within their WiFi zones at a cheaper rate for the purpose of making a profit.

The project is coming at a time there is an urgent need to bridge the digital gap and the state seems to be taking the lead.

Moreover, the coronavirus pandemic has prompted a surge in the ongoing efforts to bridge the digital divide between those who do and those who do not have access to internet connections necessary for distance learning, remote work, telemedicine, and day-to-day essential services.

According to Chilo-Offiah, the COVID-19 pandemic is shining a bright light on what was already a significant challenge for the state such as delivering ubiquitous, scalable broadband connectivity to people in the state, as well as, businesses. The crisis has fueled the energy around seeing these deliverables come to fruition as broadband is no longer a luxury, but the critical infrastructure for all.

“I am proud of the work to bring connectivity to our communities, and I will continue challenging our public and private partners to break down systemic barriers for our students and MSMEs to have access to learn and connect using online tools,” Chilo-Offiah concluded.

The project is modeled after the live WiFi offering built by Wicrypt; an Enugu-based Tech company, which allows its users to get paid while sharing their WiFi.

Excited on the WiFi rollout, Aronu Ugochukwu, CEO of Wicrypt, said, “This solution will enable over 3 million residents in Enugu State to have access to affordable Internet”.

Moreover, offices, homes, parks, can purchase the WiFi to provide free Internet at their establishments or for resale purposes.

With just 22 WiFi zones in the rollout stage, the Enugu State government, through the Enugu SME Center, the sponsor of the Wi-Fi hotspot connection, is hoping to increase the number of the zones to over 500 by the end of the year.

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In a bid to position the state as the digital and business hub of the southeast geopolitical zone, the Enugu State government has rolled out a metro Wifi project, a statewide wireless network.

The low-cost Wi-Fi hotspot connection project, which runs under a first-of-its-kind franchise model, offers job opportunities to Enugu youths as independent data resellers, who are deployed across various locations within the state known as Wi-Fi zones.

With the WiFi data, which is sold at NGN 250/GB by agents in 22 WiFi zones of the state, users can have more access to the Internet via their mobile phones or personal computers.

The project, which is a boost to the digital economy of the state and the medium and small-scale businesses, is part of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s job creation initiatives, as well as, his commitment to the betterment of Ndi-Enugu.

Speaking on the project, Arinze Chilo-Offiah, special adviser to the Governor on SME Development and head, Enugu SME Center, explained that the aim of the project is to enable the youths in Enugu State to become gainfully employed by reselling Internet data at lower rates, as well as, driving a lot of users to subscribe for data using mobile apps.

Enumerating the socio-economic benefits of the initiative, Chilo-Offiah noted that, “It will boost employment opportunities, which is part of the job creation initiatives of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and also provide data at lower cost”.

According to the special adviser to the Governor on SME Development and head, Enugu SME Center, the Enugu WiFi franchise model is a business model that enables individuals or groups to acquire the Enugu WiFi devices for the purpose of reselling Internet to people within their WiFi zones at a cheaper rate for the purpose of making a profit.

The project is coming at a time there is an urgent need to bridge the digital gap and the state seems to be taking the lead.

Moreover, the coronavirus pandemic has prompted a surge in the ongoing efforts to bridge the digital divide between those who do and those who do not have access to internet connections necessary for distance learning, remote work, telemedicine, and day-to-day essential services.

According to Chilo-Offiah, the COVID-19 pandemic is shining a bright light on what was already a significant challenge for the state such as delivering ubiquitous, scalable broadband connectivity to people in the state, as well as, businesses. The crisis has fueled the energy around seeing these deliverables come to fruition as broadband is no longer a luxury, but the critical infrastructure for all.

“I am proud of the work to bring connectivity to our communities, and I will continue challenging our public and private partners to break down systemic barriers for our students and MSMEs to have access to learn and connect using online tools,” Chilo-Offiah concluded.

The project is modeled after the live WiFi offering built by Wicrypt; an Enugu-based Tech company, which allows its users to get paid while sharing their WiFi.

Excited on the WiFi rollout, Aronu Ugochukwu, CEO of Wicrypt, said, “This solution will enable over 3 million residents in Enugu State to have access to affordable Internet”.

Moreover, offices, homes, parks, can purchase the WiFi to provide free Internet at their establishments or for resale purposes.

With just 22 WiFi zones in the rollout stage, the Enugu State government, through the Enugu SME Center, the sponsor of the Wi-Fi hotspot connection, is hoping to increase the number of the zones to over 500 by the end of the year.

https://m.guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/youth-magazine/enugu-metro-wifi-project-offers-opportunity-to-independent-data-resellers/

Multiplier7:
This is meaning less!

They should tell us the exact location to locate the WiFi . All these things are audio network access. He (Ugwuanyi) should focus on fixing Enugu Roads that is in shambles right now

Kingscee:
Guy go drink sniper or go drink RAW cement and quench your life, leave my 042 alone.

Mindlog:
Nice development.

Mohayemi:
Wow. The pride of SE

sage:
http://www.leadershipnigeria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28:the-vague-future-of-nigeria&catid=28:friday-column&Itemid=56


Lord Lugard, the former governor-general of Nigeria, in 1926, wrote his unfiltered thought about Nigerians. From his book, The Dual Mandates, come these excerpts: "In character and temperament, the typical African of this race-type is a happy, thriftless, excitable person, lacking in self-control, discipline, and foresight. Naturally courageous, and naturally courteous and polite, full of personal vanity, with little sense of veracity, fond of music and loving weapons as an oriental loves jewellery. His thoughts are concentrated on the events and feelings of the moment, and he suffers little from the apprehension for the future or grief for the past. His mind is far nearer to the animal world than that of the European or Asiatic, and exhibits something of the animals' placidity and want of desire to rise beyond the state he has reached.

"Through the ages, the African appears to have evolved no organised religious creed, and though some tribes appear to believe in a deity, the religious sense seldom rises above pantheistic animalism and seems more often to take the form of a vague dread of the supernatural. He lacks the power of organisation, and is conspicuously deficient in the management and control alike of men or business. He loves the display of power, but fails to realize its responsibility - he will work hard with a less incentive than most races. He has the courage of the fighting animal, an instinct rather than a moral virtue. In brief, the virtues and defects of his race -type are those of attractive children, whose confidence when it is won is given ungrudgingly as to an older and wiser superior and without envy. Perhaps, the two traits which have impressed me as those most characteristic of the African native are his lack of apprehension and his lack of ability to visualize the future"


Guys lets discuss the thoughts of Lord Lugard. he had  a supremacist view obviously. But is he right in the way he describes Nigerians and Africans in general? How many of the issues that he raises are valid?

Letz get some responses

liljboy:
It’s okay to marry a woman old enough to be your mother, you can still explain that as love, but someone old enough to be your grandmother?



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todaynewsreview:
The bodies of at least 74 migrants have been washed ashore in western Libya, in the latest tragedy along the dangerous trafficking route to Europe. The Libyan Red Crescent posted photos of dozens of bodies in black and white bags lined up along the shore near the western city of Zawiya.
A spokesman for the aid organisation said there were still bodies floating out at sea as the agency had no way of retrieving them. He said the migrants were all adults, mostly from sub-Saharan African countries, and all but three were men.
The UN migration agency, the International Organisation of Migration (IOM), said the dinghy had set off on Saturday with 110 people on board. The agency said traffickers deliberately took the engines from the boat and then abandoned it to drift.

http://www.todaynewsreview.com/p/3051/tragedy-bodies-of-migrants-wash-ashore-en-route-europe-photo

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Onlinealaba:
Hope boys will not use the WiFi to start bombing as one real niggar here will always say and iyoocartel , anyway it's a nice development the world has gone digital we shouldn't be left behind

Mohayemi:
Wow. The pride of SE