Nigerian Economy Already Marching Towards Greatness – Minister Of Communication

According to daily trust, the minister said this during the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) at the ongoing 39th Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Wednesday.

Dr. Pantami disclosed that the fund which is about $11.5 trillion requires ICT investors to be at the forefront in the pursuit. He acknowledged the fact that Nigeria’s economy was already marching towards greatness and that any potential investor who failed to invest in the country now would regret.

Dr. Pantami said, “If you invest in Nigeria, you will not regret you did. Let me add; any potential investor who fails to invest in Nigeria now will regret now or later. The more you delay for a day the more you regret it. Nigeria currently does not have a large slice of the global digital economy, but we are ambitious enough to position ourselves to play a leading role in contributing to this economy. The increasing influence of ICT on our GDP gives us the impetus required to further develop the digital economy in Nigeria.’’

He further disclosed that the Federal Government had initiated few programmes like increasing broadband penetration, digital literacy, e-governance, cyber security, IT regulation and local content development to support the development of the country’s digital economy.