NITDA engages stakeholders on investment forum

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it is meeting with major drivers of Nigeria’s technology sector in Lagos to discuss investment opportunities in the country. Expected to lead testimonials on Nigeria’s investment climate are Chief Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman, Zinox Group, Mr. John Tani Obaro, Founder/CEO, Systemspecs, Yele Okeremi, Founder/CEO of Precise Financial […]

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it is meeting with major drivers of Nigeria’s technology sector in Lagos to discuss investment opportunities in the country.
Expected to lead testimonials on Nigeria’s investment climate are Chief Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman, Zinox Group, Mr. John Tani Obaro, Founder/CEO, Systemspecs, Yele Okeremi, Founder/CEO of Precise Financial Systems, and Mr. Collins Onuegbu, Founder/CEO, Signal Alliance; Nigeria. Others are Mrs. Florence Seriki, Founder/CEO, Omatek Computers Plc, Mr. Ayotunde Coker, CEO, Rack Centre, and also Prof. Sonni Gwanle Tyoden, the Deputy Governor of Plateau State who is a delegation to share investment potential of the state. Also expected are testimonials on the Africa investment scene from the continent’s leading lights in Kenya, Ghana, Gambia, Egypt, and Sierra Leone, among others.
NITDA is co-managing the Africa Investment Forum with the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) as part of major conference highlights around the major themes of this year’s Gitex Technology Show scheduled to hold at the World Trade Centre in Dubai from 16th -20th October 2016.
The Africa Investment Forum will focus on technology investments and how the continent could leverage on increasing value to GDP of ICT in most developing economies. Speakers across different verticals will be speaking on ICT diffusion across different sectors that include education, cybersecurity, startups, retail, energy, healthcare, and finance.
“Nigeria offers some of the continent’s brightest spot for technology investments. Despite the current recession, the opportunities of investment and the returns on investment (RoI) remain huge,” said Dr. Vincent Olatunji, acting director general of the NITDA in Lagos.