The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that the major reason behind setting up over 228 Rural Information Technology Centres, RITCs across the nation was to boost internet penetration, particularly in rural areas. NITDA also said that the effort would not only spur Internet usage but make Nigerians digital citizens.
The agency added that it was why many of the RITCs are located in the rural areas of the country so that both the un-served and under-served areas of the country would be connected, in line with the country's Millennium Development Goals .
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