President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the sum of N653,886,584 to procure and deploy a hybrid spectrum monitoring system that will cover the southern part of the country, with emphasis on the south-east.
The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, disclosed this at the end of the 18th virtual Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja.
According to Issa Pantami, the investigation carried out in five geo-political zones, the north-east, north-west, north-central, south-west and south-south, revealed that out of the 320 frequencies discovered, 106 were illegal and based on the advice of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, the illegal frequencies will be prosecuted.