Computer Professionals Assure On Nigeria’s Economy

Member Computer Professionals of Nigeria, Niyi Gbodimowo, has said the COVID-19 pandemic and Nigeria’s demography will ensure that the country continues to be at the forefront of venture and investment across Africa in its economy.
Gbodimowo, made this disclosure recently when he spoke at the Information and Communications Technology Sector of the nations Economy  in Abuja.
He  said the COVID-19 pandemic when it happened opened doors of opportunities for a lot of Nigerians, especially the young and the young at heart, to technological innovations which have since become the mainstay of the nation’s economy.
According to him,  the contribution of the sector will continue to rise in the years to come because the nation’s demography which is tilted towards the youth supports it.
He said Nigeria will continue to be in the scheme of things especially in the technology sector with the country being now one of the top destinations for venture investments across the world.
According to him, the fact that Nigerians, especially the youth, are also working to be a part of the trend and not be left behind has made the nation the hub of innovation in the technology sector with companies growing fast and becoming multi million and multi billion dollar entities in some cases.
He disclosed further that the compensation and general development of technology, capacity and money are generally higher than in other sectors, and this have also served as a magnet to attract more hands and investment making into the sector.
On the impact the 5G technolog will have on Nigeria, he said the changes in the next few years will make the world almost unrecognisable in five years time especially in the area of artificial intelligence.
He added that Nigerians are doing a lot of great things in the technology sector with just the creation of an enabling environment for them to thrive more.

According to Mr Gbodimowo, young Nigerians have continued to and will continue to make great impact in the Sector because of the great STEM Core from the Secondary Schools and Tertiary institutions.

He said Nigeria possesses some unique advantage to be the Leader in the sector in Africa with the right support.

The right support, according to him, includes the creation of an institute within the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, called the National Centre for AI and Robotics with the sole focus on AI research and innovations in Nigeria.

He said people need to be aware that this kind of support exist in Nigeria and are able to take advantage of it.

On how the incoming administration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu, can leverage on this to create jobs and gainful employment for Nigerians, he said the first step is to gauge what has been done before now.

He disclosed that the Information and Communications Sub Sector has witnessed tremendous innovations in the last 8 years that has led to the over 18 percent contribution to the Nigerian Economy.

This, he stated, will continue to grow, especially with the Ministry of Communications Technology and Digital Economy at the forefront, and agencies like NITDA also contributing their own quota.

He said the impact of NIMC, NCC within the Sector has also registered just a little less than 100 Million people is a game changer which shows that Nigerians for the first time have a clear identity.

He urged the incoming administration of President Elect, Bola Tinubu, to consolidate on the last  8 years of the Muhammadu Buhari administration in the ICT Sector.