NCC widens ICT options to empower youths — Danbatta

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta has disclosed that NCC has put various Information Communication Technology (ICT) youth empowerment initiatives in place to help the youths. Prof. Danbatta said this while delivering the convocation lecture of Fountain University in Osogbo, Osun State with the theme “Empowering the […]

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta has disclosed that NCC has put various Information Communication Technology (ICT) youth empowerment initiatives in place to help the youths.

Prof. Danbatta said this while delivering the convocation lecture of Fountain University in Osogbo, Osun State with the theme “Empowering the Nigerian Youth through Information and Communication Technology” as part of the 10th and 11 convocation ceremony of the university.

He said the NCC youth empowerment initiatives through the ICT eco-system was aimed at creating a digitally skilled workforce that would fit into the Digital Economy Project of Nigeria.

He said “The commission is committed to fostering partnership and collaboration with the Technology Hubs and Start-ups, to accelerate innovation and creation of a digitally skilled workforce for industrial growth and sustainable development of the nation”.

Danbatta charged the graduating students to tap into ICT segments including blockchain, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT) and big data. He also urged them to pay attention to hyperconnectivity, supercomputing, smart world and cyber security for various opportunities.

Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Amidu Sanni, expressed gratitude to the convocation lecturer