The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved free

internet services at 20 selected airports, six markets and 43

universities across the country at the cumulative cost of 24.2

billion naira.

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa

Pantami, confirmed this after the FEC meeting chaired by

President Muhammadu Buhari.

States to benefit from the project include Lagos, Ondo, Imo,

Anambra, Enugu, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Kwara, Kano, Sokoto,

Kebbi, Adamawa, Borno, Gombe and the Federal Capital

Territory, Abuja.

The FEC had earlier approved a similar memo for the

provision of unlimited internet in 18 universities in the first

phase of the project.