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December 18, 2019
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, AliPantami has expressed the Federal Government’s resolve to move the nation’seconomy to a digital one.
He announced this at the launching of an InformationTechnology and Innovation Centre by the National Informational TechnologyDevelopment Agency, NITDA at the University of Port-Harcourt.
The Minister said the facility, known as InformationTechnology Innovation and Incubation Park building, would be used to developideas to end the nation’s dependence on crude oil. He added that the policy isderived after the ministry came up with idea of establishing IT skills-centresall over the country.
Earlier, Vice-Chancellor, University of Port Harcourt NdowaLale, commended Federal government for citing the South-South IT centre in theinstitution.
On his part, the Director-General of NITDA, KashifuAbdullahi, said that the World Bank had rated Nigeria as one of the countrieswith improved-Ease of Doing Business.