The Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) said it can generate N20 billion for the country every month through its Direct To Home (DTH) satellite broadcasting section.
NIGCOMSAT also said it could save the country more than N54 billion from electronic voting system it developed if the country adopted it for the 2015 elections.
The Independent National Election Commission () used N54 billion to buy voter’s machines for the 2011 elections.
But NIGCOMSAT’s Managing Director, Timansaniyu Ahmed-Rufai said Wednesday in Abuja when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, visited the agency’s headquarters.
He said NIGCOMSAT has the capacity to create 100,000 jobs in the country in just a year if the various products developed by it were fully bought into by the government.
Ahmed-Rufai said DTH satellite broadcasting, which was developed and produced by NIGCOMSAT’s engineers would enable viewers to receive a minimum of 200 to 300 channels and would make satellite broadcast available in the rural and semi-rural areas where cable is difficult to install.