
Former UK Deputy Prime Minister, Sir Nick Clegg with President Tinubu. |. Credit: State House.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has spoken glowingly about Nigerian youths, saying they are vibrant, gifted, and resourceful.
He expressed this when he received the delegation from Metal Platform Incorporated, led by former UK Deputy Prime Minister and Metal President and Global Affairs, Sir Nick Clegg at the State House, Abuja.
Speaking about digital technology, the President described the Nigerian youths as the most critical asset in the country’s arsenal as it moves to achieve digital economic expansion.
“For us in Nigeria, we have a vibrant, gifted, and resourceful youth population. Recognizing that the future is most likely to be AI-enabled, we have prepared our youths and make them ready to compete and participate in the global economy.”
Explaining further that the youths are key to digital breakthrough, he admitted that Nigeria cannot not afford to be left behind in the age of technological advancements, adding his administration is opening up channels of opportunities in information and communications technology, deepening capacity, and fostering partnership.
As part of his optimism about youths, the President said his administration’s 3MTT Programme was training three million Nigerian youths in digital technology and essential skills before deploying them to innovation hubs across the nation.
Speaking further he said, “I can assure you that Nigeria is open for business. We want to lead the African continent in digital technology. Data is valuable to our development. We are ready to cooperate on technological advancements. It is the only way to go.”
Responding to deepening the relationship with Nigeria on digital technology, Sir Clegg expressed that the landing of Meta-backed deep-sea cable in Nigeria which, according to him, is an extraordinary infrastructure project which when it comes on stream in the first quarter of 2025 would be twice as much as the capacity of all subsea cables that exist.
“We buried the cable 50 percent deeper than any other subsea cables under the seabed,” Clegg said.
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