A new digital village has been launched by Samsung Electronics West Africa in Oban community, Nigeria.

A statement notes that the digital village is planned to provide access to advanced information and communication technologies and education, and health services to under-resourced areas.

The digital village will include a solar powered internet school, built to accommodate up to 24 learners; a solar powered tele-medical centre,
and a solar power generator that powers the admin centre, reads the statement.

Managing director of Samsung Electronics West Africa, Brovo Kim said that a sizeable proportion of rural areas across the continent do not
have access to electricity, resulting in isolated communities with limited access to education, healthcare and connectivity, which are necessary components of socio- economic development.

“We are not only bridging the digital divide, but also providing a facility that meets the most critical health and education needs of the rural
community,” Kim explained.

Samsung has also launched digital villages across Africa in regions like DRC, Gabon, Tanzania, South Africa and Sudan.