The Committee, ITRealms reports gave this commendation
during an oversight visit to the Ministry by members of the committee, who
described the idea as ingenuity in proposing a specific training institution
for manpower development in the ICT sector, which will be the first of its kind
in Africa.
The Special Assistant on Media to the Minister, Mr. Victor
Oluwadamilare, informed ITRealms that the Committee Vice Chairman, Senator
Foster Ogola, who led the delegation on an oversight visit to the Ministry of
Communications said the idea of establishing the ICT University of Nigeria is
one of the greatest achievements of Barr. Shittu in office as minister, adding
that it is highly commendable.
He promised adequate support of the Committee in providing
the necessary legislative framework for effective take off of the institution
as soon as possible.
The Minister had earlier told the senators the need to
upgrade the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), owned by the Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC) into a multiple ICT campus university to
specifically provide manpower for the ICT sector.
Barr. Shittu said the Ministry has approached the Federal Ministry
of Education and the National Universities Commission (NUC) for the necessary
institutional framework for the establishment of the university while
identified stakeholders have been approached to participate in the
Public-Private-Partnership project.
Sen. Ogola said the visit is in the exercise of legislative
oversight of the Senate as enshrined in Sections 88 and 89 of the 1999
Constitution, and that it is a follow-up to the presentation of the 2017 budget
of the Ministry, which he said, is a prelude to the consideration of the
budget.
He pointed out that the visit was aimed also at having
first-hand information on details of performance of the 2015 budget, 2016
budget so far and detailed information on specific vehicle projects of the
Ministry as well as costs and locations of certain projects.
The Senator used the occasion to inform the Minister of the
Committee’s planned stakeholders’ conference meant to accelerate the
penetration of ICT in Nigeria, with the attendant need to control cyber risks and
other ICT-related challenges.
“The conference is ultimately expected to identify gaps
inherent in the system and generate appropriate synergy in the relationships of
stakeholders with a view to ensuring consistency and complementary and articulating
a structured approach to resolving the challenges.
Other members of the team include Senator Abdullahi Gumel,
member and Senator Abiodun Olujinmi, member, Mr.Ayoh Ogon, Clerk of the
Committee and staff of the Committee.
Uboshe Uboshe with Dorish Minimah/GEE
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