{
  "id": 19181020,
  "title": "USPF targets Nigeria’s 87 telecom blackspots with N10m grassroots innovation fund",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/uspf-targets-nigerias-87-telecom-blackspots-with-n10m-grassroots",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-09T15:49:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/technology/article/uspf-targets-nigerias-87-telecom-blackspots-with-n10m-grassroots-innovation-fund/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) is turning to grassroot startups to tackle Nigeria’s persistent digital infrastructure gap, offering N10 read more USPF targets Nigeria’s 87 telecom blackspots with N10m grassroots innovation fund",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}