ICT Expert Wants Nigerians To Leverage On Data Services

Senior lecturer, Department
of Computer Science, University of Ibadan, Prof. Olufade Onifade, said Nigerians should imbibe the use of data science to gain market advantages in their various business transactions.
Onifade told newsmen on Tuesday that data was an asset that could not be kept by the side but should be used for competitive advantage.
“Nigeria should leverage on data for the country’s digital economic growth.
“People should maximise the potential advantage of data collection to solve future problems in their organisations and the country.
“This will guarantee the country’s economic growth both presently and in the nearest.
“Data collection will help the country to predict its future occurrence in the economy and other important sectors,” Onifade said. The professor urged youths to have the mind of being the best in the world in innovation in ICT to create jobs instead of looking for job. The don advised the youths to be skillful in job creation and in using ICT to take the country to the next level. He appealed to the government to partner with other ICT stakeholders to create a large ecosystem to promote digital economy through skill acquisition ICT among the youths.
Onifade said that Nigeria should be ready to make an impact to bring change to the world through digital economy. He said that skills should be developed in ICT to encourage positive change in business transactions and delivery. According to him, the e-government is not negotiable as every individual will contribute positively in the country’s economic growth.
Olufade said that systematic use of information on mobile phones through social media and other devices to attract customers would increase business revenue at the same time boost economic growth.