en.Wedoany.com Reported - Nigeria's Vice President Kashim Shettima has commended Starlink for donating specialized communication equipment to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Shettima noted that Nigeria's partnership with SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet constellation aims to strengthen emergency and disaster management, which will help improve NEMA's response time and coordination efficiency, crucial for the country's emergency intervention efforts.
Shettima made these remarks on Tuesday during a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he met with a technical delegation from NEMA and SpaceX led by NEMA Director General Hajiya Zubaida Umar. He emphasized that communication is a core element for humanity during emergencies and flood disasters, and the partnership with Starlink can play a significant role. While praising NEMA's work, the Vice President assured SpaceX management that the agency's staff would use the donated equipment efficiently and effectively at designated sites across the country.
In her remarks, NEMA Director General Hajiya Umar thanked the tech giant for donating high-speed, reliable satellite internet hardware and data packages to support emergency response and disaster management operations across Nigeria. She stated that these communication devices, including 91 standard and mini kits, will greatly address several key challenges NEMA faces in managing emergency affairs in underserved or hard-to-reach areas nationwide. The agency plans to deploy some of the facilities to 50 designated hotspots across the country and re-equip command and control centers to improve national emergency intervention operations.
SpaceX Starlink representative Peter Kroetger praised Nigeria's effective disaster preparedness and management despite challenges in technology adoption and integration. He expressed satisfaction with NEMA's disaster preparedness and emergency management structure, considering it key to deploying SpaceX technology. Also present at the meeting were NEMA's Director of Information and Communication Technology, Justin Uwazuruonye; Director of Search and Rescue, Air Cdre BA Usman; and Mary Owolabi from SpaceX, among others.
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