Nigeria Plans Local Manufacturing for Next Satellites
The plan would move Nigeria beyond simply owning and operating satellites towards making some of the equipment needed to turn them into connectivity services.
Nigeria plans to manufacture some satellite equipment locally as part of its next satellite programme, moving beyond simply owning and operating spacecraft. The plan is aimed at building domestic capacity to produce the hardware needed to deliver connectivity services.
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