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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said that with the recent involvement of the government in the promotion of technology, the country would soon take over the digital space the way it did in the music, film and entertainment industry.
Osinbajo, who said this in Abuja during the presentation of N756.3m grant to 81 young Nigerian innovators as part of the Federal Government’s economic empowerment initiatives, noted that this could be achieved with hard work, innovation and resourcefulness of the people. The grant is made possible through the Growth and Employment Project financed by the World Bank.
The young innovators were selected following a rigorous technological innovation competition organised by the Presidency called ‘Aso Villa Demo Day’, which targets young Nigerian entrepreneurs with innovative business models that can contribute to the growth of the economy. Osinbajo said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari would be encouraging innovators to design technologies for agriculture, infrastructure, health care and other social services.
