To advance the Nigeria’s digital economy. the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida said the federal government is keen on getting the youths employed is targeting training of three million youths in ICT skills to advance the country’s digital economy.
Dr. MaIda stated this when a delegation from Nokia Networks of Finland led by the Deputy Minister, Under-Secretary of State for International Trade from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Jarno Syrjala, visited the Commission recently to explore further opportunities for mutually-beneficial relationships.
Dr. Maida requested Nokia Networks to increase its investments in Research and Development (R&D) to support the growth of Information
He urged Nokia and other Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), to explore R&D opportunities to deepen local content development in Nigeria.
While congratulating Maida on his appointment by President Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s chief telecom regulator, Syrjala said the purpose of the visit was to explore areas of collaboration to support Nigeria’s digital economy agenda.
Syrjala recalled Nokia’s continued partnership with communications service providers in Nigeria, as well as cable and other operators to deliver critical network systems with high performance, reliability, and security.
