Lagos- The Computer Village in
Ikeja, Lagos, generates about two
billion dollars (N300 billion) to the
economy annually, Mrs Omobola
Johnson, Minister of Information and
Communications Technology, has
said.
Johnson disclosed this at the
Monthly Breakfast Meeting of the
Nigerian-South Africa Chamber of
Commerce on Thursday in Lagos.
According to the minister, the
revenues come mostly from the
cloning of phones and the
exploration all sorts of software
applications.
“I think I am the first ICT minister
that has taken time to visit the
place and we have seen that the
operators have great skills.
“The place consists of wonderful
sets of youths who are generating
employment for themselves, while
inventing new ICT skills.
“We have encouraged the operators
to come out with local brands to
support the growth of the
economy,” the minister said.
Johnson said that the ministry was
working closely with the executives
of the market association to ensure
that the operators’ skills were
harnessed to generate more
revenues.
She said that the ministry had plans
to ensure that 60 per cent of rural
dwellers had access to personal
computers and the Internet by
2015.
“We plan to empower the youths at
the Computer Village to fulfill these
targets and to create more jobs,”
the minister said. (NAN)
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/04/computer-village-generates-2bn-annually-to-economy-minister

This should be on front page.