The Federal Government has introduced a Digital Nigeria Portal and Mobile Application to oversee the Digital Nigeria Programme, which was introduced by President Muhammadu Buhari, on March 19, 2020.
This move was revealed by Dr Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy (FMCDE) who performed the virtual launch of the mobile application on Monday in Abuja.
Pantami said the app launch was part of the government’s key obligations aimed at empowering innovators and entrepreneurs with the required skills to battle the Digital Economy.
He said;
“We are championing a paradigm shift that lays emphasis on skills, in preference to merely having degrees without skills.“Degrees are only meant to validate skills, this is a growing trend across the globe.
“The digital literacy and skills pillar recognises the fact that citizens are the greatest assets in any economy, including the digital economy.“It will support the development of a large pool of digitally literate and digitally skilled citizens.
“The Digital Nigeria mobile app is available on play store and apple store, enabling Nigerians to enrol in ICT courses within the comfort of their homes,” Pantami Concluded.
