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FG approves N654m to deploy hybrid spectrum against illegal frequencies in South East

The Federal Government has approved N653,886,584 to procure and deploy hybrid spectrum monitoring system to tame the activities of illegal broadcast frequencies operating in the South East.

This came following the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) approval of a memo which sought to strengthen the security and territorial integrity of Nigeria through adequate monitoring of the airwaves to ensure that no illegal broadcast takes place in the country.

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, had briefed the council about the investigation carried out by the ministry and also sought approval from FEC to deploy hybrid spectrum monitoring system with special focus on the southeastern zone of the country.
Addressing newsmen after Wednesday council presided over by President Mohammadu Buhari, Pantami said the investigation had unearthed the use of illegal frequencies in the country which has become very rampant.

“From January to August 2020, within the period of eight months, we discover 320 frequencies being used all over the country and of this 320, 106 were illegal,” Pantami said.

“This is very worrisome because the usage of this illegal spectrum or frequencies will compromise our security and safety in the country.”

The minister explained that it was because of the administration’s determination to promote security across the country that the ministry came up with the initiative of monitoring the usage of frequencies and uncover the legal and the illegal ones.

“For the legal ones to ensure they renew their licenses annually and for the illegal ones, necessary actions are being taken according to the gravity of the offence,” Pantami said.
We discovered that our monitoring did not cover south-east. It covered South-East part of the country. It covered five zones – northeast, north-west, north-central, south-west and south-south, however, south-east has not been covered.

“It is because of this that we presented our memo, seeking for council’s approval of N653,886,584 to procure and deploy hybrid spectrum monitoring system that will cover the southern part of the country, most importantly the south-east. So council approved for the deployment and this project will go along way in promoting safety and security and secondly, identify the usage of illegal spectrum and thirdly, enhance revenue for the federal government and fourthly, in the long run, it will create many jobs for the citizens.”

Fielding questions from journalists, the Minister said the decision had gone through the scrutiny of the National Frequencies Management Council where security institutions are represented.

He said other institutions that deploy spectrum including ministries of transportation and Aviation, Office of the National Security Adviser, Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC), as a regulator of broadcasting are also members of the council.

“It is in the council that each sector that feels that this council will add value to its activities, will come up with measures on how to use the council to promote what they need. So, it is because of this that we deploy this and security institutions are represented and whatever we do is in agreement with the law,” Pantami said.
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Lol...at this material time, the FG should rather share that money to Nigerians as a welfare package. Biafra is like an ideology and one of the best ways to tackling it is by showing real commitment to the people and neutralizing conspiracy theories with social justice for all, not by spending millions and deploying hybrid spectrums against biafra radio frequencies.

useless go.vt

Just to jam the signal, we're spending above half a billion of the useless currency.

There's no way you can stop the truth.

The splitting of the southern part from the parasitic north is sacrosanct

How's radio biafr hausa service? Is it also illegal?

this country and irrelevant show off

lost priority ...

Efforts in futility.

Too late because Radio Biafra has almost concluded its enlightenment. Waste of time and money b'cos they will fail as always.

Biafra g'enwe mmeri!

Awesome. That scammer is polluting their minds

SLAP44:
There's no way you can stop the truth.

what truth. Do u even know the real reason why British give power to the north?

Yenefer:
what truth. Do u even know the real reason why British give power to the north?

So they can oppress the rest of the country?

Always devising ingenious ways to loot...

SLAP44:
So they can oppress the rest of the country?

u are not serious. I would have referred u to a podcast

The Zoo has no Vision I swear

Too late for them, Nnamdi Kanu shoes are way smarter than Nigeria government, this just another way to loot money.
God bless Biafra
God bless Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
Nigeria government have met their waterloo

Welcome to Nigeria.

Lolzzzz... Money wey dem for take do beta thing...

Biafrannuke:
Too late because Radio Biafra has almost concluded its enlightenment. Waste of time and money b'cos they will fail as always.

Biafra g'enwe mmeri!

Not today they start.


You think they have been sleeping since,they have spent millions to stop radio Biafra but alway fail and will always fail.

Do you know how many time they have attacked Radio Biafra short wave by going to buy up their host.

Yenefer:
Awesome. That scammer is polluting their minds

This scammer that made your gov't to pulled out over half a billion naira must be a super scammer.

they will loot that money, no be naija we dey? hehehehehe

Biafra is truth. You can never jam truth signals. Nnamdi Kanu has tonight embraced d challenge asking d Nigerian Govt to bring it on. He promised them that to prove they can't bring down d Radio Biafra being hoisted in satellite he will ensure in d next six weeks Radio Biafra signals will be received in Buhari home state of Katsina

Something they've been banning since 2015 without success? I wonder how much they've been spending on it that we didn't know until now. Another looting avenue, obviously.

yawa

Chasing Shadow, Exercise in futility!

Yenefer:
what truth. Do u even know the real reason why British give power to the north?

What's the Reason?

Biafra will never come in Jesus name Amen

Lol... Where's the money coming from? Loan from China? You one Nigerianists should demand from them accountability on this money. They just plan to loot it after trying unsuccessfully to jam our signal for many years now. We want everyone to know; a plan whose time has come is unstoppable.

Dickeyrider:
Biafra will never come in Jesus name Amen

Lol. What does a 'dickeyrider' know? Carry on with your kerewa