GITEX 2022 will expose Nigerian young tech innovators to Global ICT- Senator

Nigeria’s Senate Committee Chairman on Information Communications Technology(ICT) and Cyber Security, Mr. Yakubu Oseni says Nigeria’s participation at the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition, GITEX 2022, will put the country on the global map of ICT, and software development.

He stated this on the sideline of a tech exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE.

According to Senator Oseni young Nigerian tech innovators are doing great things in terms of launching cutting-edge start-up projects.

“As such, we need to encourage them and help create awareness for more youth participation in ICT. With that, we won’t be taking the back seat at global ICT exhibitions,” he said.

Startup Bill
While explaining the reason behind the passage of the Start-Up Bill by their Ninth Senate, He assured that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will soon sign it into law.

“The bill is virtually for the youths. It is geared towards encouraging Nigerian youths to embrace ICT and participate in ICT ventures. It will also address the problem of funding for start-ups in the country. There is going to be a special fund that will be launched for them”.

Oseni, lauded the participation of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, and Galaxy Backbone, among other agencies supervised by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, at GITEX 2022.

He added that “Their participation at the event will attract investors for the country. And also, it will increase our Foreign Direct Investment, while growing the nation’s economy.”

Dominica Nwabufo