By David Kabiyesi
President Bola Tinubu has lauded federal government’s partnership with Google, stating that such a laudable step will go a long way to shape the future of Nigerian youths.
The elated president told a delegation from the global tech giant that such partnership will make it a serious development in Nigeria’s economic programme, while calling on Google to partner the government on the use of data in the public sector to enhance service delivery.
“We are here to shape our tomorrow, today, and I’m going to do it. Our youths represent over 65 per cent of the yearning development age in Nigeria.
“We take education very seriously, and that is the foremost tool we have against poverty. The digital economy and telecommunications represent the future, and we are determined to promote it.
“Your partnership with us to make it a serious development in our economic programme is what is desirable. Our youths have the skills, they are brilliant, and they are good people.
“We have been evaluating different proposals on database development, and you have critical information that can equally help the poor leverage on the use of data.
“The authentication of transaction integrity across the country to service over 200 million people is not a joke.” he said
