The UK government has opened a community-built digital connectivity centre in Siun, Ogun State, expanding internet access and digital opportunities for residents in an underserved part of Nigeria.

The UK Ogun digital hub, officially commissioned on September 2, 2026, is located in Siun in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area. According to information from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the facility forms part of its Digital Access Programme and is one of 10 community connectivity hubs being supported across Nigeria.

The Initiative for Digital Inclusion is implementing the programme, which encourages communities to participate directly in designing, building and managing connectivity facilities. The approach aims to create infrastructure that can remain useful and sustainable after the initial project investment.

Siun Hub

The Siun hub was built using locally sourced materials and relies on sustainable energy to support its operations. Residents will be able to use the facility for internet connectivity, learning activities, entrepreneurship and other digital services.

Rather than functioning only as an internet centre, the facility has been designed as a shared community space where residents can develop skills and use technology for education and economic activity.

Digital Skills

The project will provide digital skills training aimed at young people, market women and other residents who may have had limited access to technology.

Grace Bell, First Secretary for Economic Partnership at the FCDO, said at the inauguration that community participation was central to sustainable digital transformation. She said communities can achieve stronger outcomes when residents identify their own challenges and take part in developing solutions.

Community Access

HRM Oba Lawrence Odeyinka, the Olu of Siun, helped mobilise residents during the planning and construction of the centre. He said the project would help young people and market women develop skills needed to participate in the modern economy.

The traditional ruler described the facility as an example of what communities can achieve through collective participation and local ownership.

Prof. Ajao Adenekan, representing HRM Oba Dr. Michael Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, CFR, the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, said the opening represented more than the commissioning of a building. He said it would create new opportunities for residents through technology, education and connectivity.

Nigeria Digital

The Siun project forms part of wider efforts to reduce Nigeria's digital divide, particularly in communities where affordable and reliable internet access remains limited.

Similar UK-supported facilities are already operating in Kaduna, Kwara, Abia and Ogun states, providing connectivity and digital literacy opportunities to underserved populations.

UK Ties

The Digital Access Programme is part of the wider UK-Nigeria partnership focused on digital inclusion, connectivity, policy development and economic opportunity.

By combining community ownership, sustainable energy, internet access and practical training, the Siun facility is expected to help more residents participate in education, entrepreneurship and the growing digital economy.

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