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May 16, 2025

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The First UnICC Commissioned!

The USPF achieved another notable landmark, when in December 2014, the first of its 16 University Inter Campus Connectivity (UnICC) projects was commissioned at the University of Lagos.

The UnICC is one of the projects being implemented to extend ICT infrastructure and services to tertiary institutions. It complements the NgREN project and represents a cross-agency and cross Ministerial collaborative effort between the USPF and National Universities Commission on one hand, and the Ministries of Communication Technology and Education on the other.

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USPF Launches 207 Clusters Of ICT Gap

Following the conclusion of its Access Gap study, the USPF has launched 207 clusters representing areas in Nigeria where telecommunication services have not covered or poorly covered.

At a well-attended Industry Stakeholder Forum organised in Lagos, the Chairman of the USP Board and Minister of Communication Technology, Dr. (Mrs) Omobola Johnson explained that the clusters were the result of a study carried out to identify underserved and unserved areas in order to assist the USPF fulfil its statutory mandate of stimulating the deployment and utilization of ICT services in those areas and achieve the goals set in the Strategic Management Plan 2013 - 2017.

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Hackathon Event Coming Soon!

The USPF is working with two firms in the ICT industry to organize a "Hackathon" event, leveraging on the recently launched Clusters of ICT Gap. The event is to promote the development of mobile apps that can be deployed to drive the usage of ICT in unserved and underserved communities and groups.

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USPF Played Host To Delegation from the Universal Service Funding and Obligation, Communications Authority of Kenya

A five-man delegation comprising Universal Service Advisory Council members of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) was hosted by the USPF from 9th to 13th March, 2015.

The delegation came on a study visit to share the Nigerian experience in the implementation of universal access and universal service programmes and projects.

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USPF Extends ICT Services To 111 Communities

One Hundred and Eleven (111) communities, with an estimated population of 664,500 people, recently got connectivity following the commissioning of 20 (twenty) Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) deployed by Odu’atel through subsidies provided by the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF). The communities, among which is the famous Igbo Olodumare, are in Ondo State, South West Nigeria.

The Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) were part of the Accelerated Mobile Phone Expansion (AMPE) Programme of the USPF which provides subsidies to Operators to extend telecommunication services to unserved or underserved communities.

The Honourable Minister of Communication Technology, who is also the Chairman of the USP Board, Dr. (Mrs) Omobola Johnson, performed the commissioning on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria. She disclosed that the USPF would not lose focus on an estimated forty (40) million Nigerians who still lack access to ICT services. It was on this premise that the USPF had, through “Geographical Information System (GIS) study, created ICT Gap clusters of areas that are unserved or underserved. Each cluster has the requisite attributes – population estimates, size, major towns, main economic activities/occupation, institutions, vegetation type, etc that would assist USPF in designing projects that address peculiar ICT needs of each community”.

The Secretary, Abdullahi Maikano, remarked that the commissioned Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) were among many support initiatives of the Universal Service Provision Fund to the transformation agenda of government. He expressed optimism that the project will trigger typical socio-economic benefits to the communities.

  1. SKC Sustainability Workshop
  2. CRC Sustainability Workshop

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Projects At A Glance

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Clusters of ICT Gap

Important Links

Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF)
Nigerian Communications Commission Head Office Building,
Plot 423, Aguiyi Ironsi Street,
Maitama, Abuja,
Federal Capital Territory,
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Telephone: +234 (0) 9 4617446
Email:

  • The Federal Ministry Of
    Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy
  • Nigerian Communications
    Commission (NCC)
  • National Information Technology
    Development Agency (NITDA)
  • Digital Bridge Institute
  • Payment Channel (Remita)

Universal Service Provision Fund

Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF)
Nigerian Communications Commission Head Office Building,
Plot 423, Aguiyi Ironsi Street,
Maitama, Abuja,
Federal Capital Territory,
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Telephone: +234 (0) 9 4617446
Email:

Important Links

  • The Federal Ministry Of
    Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy
  • Nigerian Communications
    Commission (NCC)
  • National Information Technology
    Development Agency (NITDA)
  • Digital Bridge Institute
  • Payment Channel (Remita)

Universal Service Provision Fund