Halilu Shaba, director-general of the National Space
Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), says Nigeria’s satellite is outdated
but still functioning by ”grace”.
Nigeria has been hit by kidnapping, banditry, communal
clashes, attacks on government facilities, and killings.
Despite efforts by security agencies to control the
situation, the security threats remain potent.
Speaking on satellite operations and national security when
he featured on a Channels Television’s programme, Shaba said Nigeria has only
one satellite and that it is not enough to serve the country.
He said the satellite was installed in 2011 and should have
been changed because it has a seven-year life span.
“We have only one satellite (built in 2011). It has a
seven-year life span and the life span is supposed to have expired in 2018. In
our culture of satellite industries, you build a new satellite that is supposed
to have replaced that one before you; we have not done that,” Shaba said.
“We are living on grace because normally based on the fuel
of the satellite, you imagine that it is going to last for seven years but
since 2018, the satellite has been functional and it is still giving us the
necessary data.”
Shaba said though having more than one satellites and
changing the old one is a priority, the country’s dwindling resources have made
it difficult to achieve that.
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com