The satellite service company had earlier disclosed the product would be preordered in the country at $600 and that interested customers should be able to subscribe to the internet service for a token fee of $43 every month amounting to about N438,000 and N31,000 in local currency for subscriptions to its services.
Starlink’s presence in Nigeria was confirmed in a Twitter post by its parent company, SpaceX owned by billionaire Elon Musk. “Starlink is now available in Nigeria – the first African country to receive service,” the tweet said.
The company also confirmed to customers via its website that users will have a 30 days trial with its device.