Ngige who made the call at a recent meeting with the Abuja Managing Director of Huawei Technologies, Mr. Tank Liteng, and other employees and stakeholders of the company said , “We urge you to support the diversificationl efforts of the Federal Government by deploying Information and Communications Technology into agriculture and mining. These areas are largely untapped and we have a comparative economic advantage therein. Your assistance in these two sectors can help Nigeria generate additional revenue needed to reflate the economy.”
The minister expressed optimism that international organizations doing business in the country would take a cue from Huawei, “who have clearly shown their support to President Muhammadu Buhari’s change mantra.”
According to him, Nigeria is currently facing an economic downturn, “which even the developed countries of the world would have witnessed at one time or the other.
“Your country China has passed through it but emerged stronger for reasons of hard work and resilience. Nigeria shall certainly weather this storm and emerge a stronger and more prosperous nation,” the Minister said.
Ngige also commended Huawei for its set of Corporate Social Responsibility activities in Nigeria, which included the initiative to train 2000 youths in ICT.
The minister confirmed that he was fully aware that the selection process for the training had commenced.
Earlier in his remarks, Liteng stated that Huawei was committed to being a responsible corporate citizen, saying, “The training initiative is premised on the human capital development of the Nigerian youths in Information Technology.”
This year marks the second edition of the Huawei ICT training programme in the country.
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