Adeyeye said this when he received the Director General, NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, in Abuja.
“As someone who is passionate about youth development, I would love to see NITDA doing more in regard to youth empowerment. There is a need for the agency to expand its initiatives across other regions, especially in the North, so that the youths can catch up with their counterparts in other regions of the country,” the Monarch said.
The monarch also applauded the agency for the various projects and initiatives it has carried out to boost Nigeria’s Digital Economy.
On his part, the DG NITDA thanked Oba Adeyeye for the words of encouragement and assured him of the Agency’s commitment in ensuring that it discharges its duties by providing Nigerians with basic digital skills through capacity building training.
Abdullahi explained to the Monarch that Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Promotion of Indigenous Contents are one of the Agency’s strategic pillars that basically involves the maximum empowerment of youth and use of local innovators to come up with indigenous content that will bring digital solutions for the nation.
The DG further apprised Oba Adeyeye that NITDA has been coming up with digital innovation solutions through various innovation challenges across the country.
He also assured him that NITDA will continue to come up with developmental initiatives that will better the lives of Nigerians especially in the areas of emerging technologies.
