SHALOM OLALEYE
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has urged youths in Jigawa State to embrace Information Communication Technology (ICT) skills to advance the nation’s digital economy.
He made this appeal during the launch of a capacity-building training program for 1000 youths in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State.
This training program, a collaboration between the Jigawa State government, NITDA, Base University, and IDEAS through the Jigawa State Development Agency for Youth Empowerment and Employment, aims to unlock economic opportunities for accelerated development in the state.
In his address, Inuwa emphasized the significance of the training, stating that it would enable Jigawa State to reclaim its status as a leading state in Nigeria’s ICT sector. He said, “This training of the one thousand youths in Jigawa on skills in emerging technologies will enable the state to regain its lost glory as the leading state in the ICT sector of Nigeria in the early 2000s.”
Furthermore, the NITDA boss reiterated the agency’s commitment to collaborating with state governments nationwide to enhance digital literacy, driving the national digital economy to address poverty and associated challenges.
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State praised NITDA for its intervention programs in the state, acknowledging their role in the state’s achievements within a short period.