The proposed ICT University of Nigeria, the first of its
kind in Africa and one of the pet projects of Nigeria's Minister of
Communications, Barrister Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, has received the
endorsement and goodwill of Facebook and other industry giants at the just
concluded World Summit on the Information Society tagged WSIS FORUM 2017, in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Barr. Shittu, at a side meeting with Facebook Robert Pepper,
a resource person at the conference, was assured of Nigeria's readiness for the
ICT University take off. The university to be run on a multi - campus basis in
six locations across the country with established infrastructure, will robustly
address the dearth of adequate training of technocrats in the industry to meet
international standards.
Mr Pepper, who was visibly elated by the Minister's
disclosures, promised the full involvement and support of Facebook, saying it
falls within the confines of Facebook vision for Africa.
In other interactions with representatives of Google, Access
Partnership, Microsoft Group, AT&T and other investors targeting the
African continent, the Minister was able to convince them that Nigeria, going
by her population and strategic position as the largest economy in that region
is the best investment destination for wise investors.
Meanwhile, many resource persons and Smart Cities investors
have been invited by the Minister to attend Nigeria's Smart Cities Summit
2017,to be held in Abuja by the first week of August.
The WSIS Forum, which started on Monday June 12, 2017 and
was rounded off last Friday, June 16.No fewer than 70 Ministers, including
Nigeria 's Minister of Communications attended the week long summit. During the
week, over 133 educative sessions were held with participants from across the
member countries of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
It will be recalled that the six centres of the Digital
Bridge Institute (DBI) with headquarters in Abuja and others in Lagos, Kano,
Enugu, Yola and Asaba, will form the nucleus of the ICT University of Nigeria
Multi- campus proposed University, an initiative of the Muhamadu Buhari
administration.
Correspondent/GEE
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