FRI, JAN 26 2024-theGBJournal| Governor, Mallam Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State, has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to support his administration’s quest to boost digital inclusion in the State.
As the NCC is a strategic government agency which contributes to the country’s economic development and prosperity, there is the need for the Katsina State Government to forge a mutual partnership with it, Radda said.
The governor spoke when he paid an official visit to the corporate headquarters of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, in Abuja, on Thursday.
Governor Radda, who was received by the NCC management led by the Commission’s Executive Vice Chairman, Dr. Aminu Maida, said his administration is committed to maximizing the potential of the global digital economy for Katsina, and its accelerated development.
He said that plans are already in the pipeline to convert the Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management to a full-fledged University of Technology.
He noted that digital economy has transformed the lives of young Nigerians, and other youths across the world, hence as a government they don’t want to joke with it.
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