The National President, Association of Telecommunications
Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engr. Lanre Ajayi, has called for the optimization
of the 58 million Internet users in the country, reports ITRealms.
He said even though Nigeria has more than 58 million
active internet users which is more that the population of many African
countries, stressing that with availability of infrastructure little content is
being placed in there.
Currently, he said, what is seen online are a few
e-commerce and government services,adding that every business should be online,
declaring, “it is time to rise up for everybody to benefit from the internet.”
Ajayi, ITRealms
gathered,made this known in a goodwill
message at the 2015 Edition of the annual Nigeria Internet Group (NIG)
Conference and Exhibition whichhad the theme: “Internet Penetration, the Way
Forward” and held at the Golden Gate Restaurant, Ikoyi, Lagos at the weekend.
He revealed that the evolution of NIG began in 1995 when
the internet usage was still at its infancy and acknowledged the contributions
of Engr. Olawale Ige, the then Minister of Communication for his contributions to
the growth and development of NIG. He said that while the internet use in
Nigeria has been upbeat, only 50 per cent of the job has just been concluded,
calling on Nigerians to support NIG to achieve better internet penetration.
Engr.Ajayi pointed out that even though Nigeria internet
awareness began late the coming on board of NIG brought great impetus to the
development and promotion of the internet through advocacy, conferences and
exhibitions, ITRealms
learnt.
The immediate past NIG president, Engr Adebayo George
Banjo,had earlier welcomed guests to the occasion stating that the Conference
and Exhibition has been with the group since inception and called for support.
ITRealms
informs that this year’s conference and exhibition is germane because of the
theme which aims to achieve internet penetration and an improved internet service.
Cyriacus Nnaji/GEE
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