The Federal Ministry of Works and the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy have established a Joint Standing Committee on the Protection of Fiber Optic Cables to address the persistent issue of fiber optic cuts and damages caused by road construction and rehabilitation activities.
A statement yesterday said the disruptions have had a significant negative impact on telecommunications services across Nigeria.
It noted that the Joint Standing Committee on Protection of Fiber Optic Cables was inaugurated Tuesday, 18th February at the Boardroom of the FMoW.
This was done by the Permanent Secretary, Olufunso Adebiyi, and his counterpart at the FMoCIDE, Farouk Yusuf, with the attendance of the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Aminu Maida.
Adebiyi, while inaugurating the committee, directed it to establish modalities to ensure the reduction of damage to deployed fiber optic cables resulting from road construction and maintenance activities, as well as vandalism, which has caused severe incidences of service disruption across the country.
