National Council on Communication Technology holds in Kaduna
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Abuja, Oct 21, 2016 (NAN) The 4th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Communication Technology will hold in Kaduna from Oct. 24 to Oct. 29, toward repositioning the Information Communication Technology ( ICT) sector for national development.
A statement, issued on Friday in Abuja, by Mr Ozoya Imohimi, Assistant Director (Information) in the Ministry of Communication, has said.
Imohimi said that the meeting has the theme: ‘Information and Communication Technology as the Focal Point of Nigeria’s Economic Diversification’.
“The meeting is expected to be used to strategise towards positioning ICT as the focal point of the nation’s economy.
According to him, the Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, who is Chairman of the Council, is to lead the delegation from the Federal Ministry of Communications and its Agencies to attend the meeting.
He said the council would be declared open by the Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai on Friday Oct. 28 at the Arewa House in Kaduna.
“Delegates expected to attend the council meeting are commissioners for ICT from the 36 states of the federation and officials from ministries of ICT and their agencies.
“Preceding technical session would be presided over by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communications, Mr Sonny Echono.
“It is also a forum used to strategise a robust ICT development in Nigeria, he added. (NAN)
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Edited by Tola Okinbaloye/Felix Ajide
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