Buhari Presidency to focus on creating enabling business environment in Nigeria—Osinbajo

FG Signs MOU with Chinese Firm, Huawei, creating 2000 technology trainee positions

VP Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) between the federal government and a leading Chinese technology firm Huawei in his office. The MOU provides 2000 Information and Communication Technology, ICT trainee jobs to young Nigerians next year under "Huawei’s Seeds for the Future program".

Read a statement signed by Laolu Akande,Senior Special Assistant-Media & Publicity to the Office of the Vice President below....

Creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive and flourish is one of the key priorities of the Buhari administration meant to spur the growth of the economy and create opportunities for gainful employment.

This view was expressed earlier today, Thursday, 10th December 2015 by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the federal government and a leading Chinese technology firm Huawei in his office. The MOU provides 2000 Information and Communication Technology, ICT trainee jobs to young Nigerians next year under the “Huawei’s Seeds for the Future program.”

 According to the Vice President who was joined by the Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige and Communications Minister, Barrister Adebayo Shittu, “ICT is one of the quickest ways people can get decent jobs, so we think this is absolutely important.”

 Continuing, he said “in the change agenda, how to grow the economy is important, and we want to create ICT hubs and support existing ones. We thank Huawei for this initiative of advancing technology in Nigeria, apart from the job creation itself.”

Observing the current poor rating of Nigeria in the global rankings of business environments, the Vice President disclosed that the president has already given the Trade, Industry & Investment Minister the task of addressing the challenges of doing business in the country.

 At an event also attended by the Chinese Ambassador Mr. Gu Xiaojie, the Vice President said the relationship between Nigeria and China is a strategic one, and urged Chinese investors and business leaders to consider Nigeria for manufacturing plants. He said the Chinese investors “should encourage not just the selling, but also the manufacturing of products in Nigeria.”

 This he said would lead to the mutual prosperity for both countries.

According to the Chinese envoy, China is in partnership with the Buhari presidency in the “change” agenda, listing the nation’s plans to be involved in such areas like Agricultural modernization, industrialization, infrastructure, trade and investment, poverty alleviation, and peace and security among others.

 Nigeria’s Ministers for Labour and Communications, whose ministries would select the 2000 trainees, signed the MOU on behalf of the federal government while Mr. Richard Cao, the Vice President of Huawei West Africa signed for the Chinese Information Communication and technology firm.

 Both ministers commended the initiative, with Ngige saying “China has blazed the trail,” with the job creation MOU with the Buhari presidency, and Shittu in a similar vein praised the effort and asked the Chinese people to consider setting up a technology institute or polytechnic in Nigeria.

 According to Cao, “Huawei has long been committed to developing Nigeria’s ICT sector, and is working hard to build a Better Connected Nigeria. At the same time as delivering cutting-edge ICT technologies and services to Nigeria, we are also committed to fostering a skilled local ICT workforce.”

 He added that “as a leading global supplier of ICT products and solutions, Huawei will continue to share its global experience in the development of the ICT industry with the Nigeria government. We hope to become a strategic partner to the Nigeria government in the future ICT planning and development, and will continue to expand our contributions and training programs in Nigeria.”

The ICT training initiative strives to create a platform to nurture work-ready ICT Experts by providing authentic ICT industry-relevant education.

The Chinese firm also introduced a group of Nigerian ladies it has selected to embark on an ICT training mission to China to the Vice President, who praised the idea saying it promotes women empowerment and advances Girl-Child education, both concepts which are dear to the Buhari administration. 

 

Laolu Akande

Senior Special Assistant-Media & Publicity

In the Office of the Vice President

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A welcome development.At least it will help to reduce unemployment rate in Nigeria

This is the sort of jobs we want for our yoots..

Not the sure P agbero types!

Kudos PMB

Kudos PYO

Nigeria will be great again!

BTW where is lalasticlala

PICT0CRACY IS THE GOVERNMENT SYSTEM OF PICTURES..........

Dividend of the trips.
Pmb will junketeer to bring them to Nigeria while osinbajo sign the contract. Not the Era when two dummies sit at home doing nothing but eat our yams
TANoid abi na wailers wil come here and shout picture govt as if no be person wey dey work dey get pics
They dnt dissapoint see one on above me

These people are so silly. They are being set up and they don't know it.

NICE

hinwazaka:
These people are so silly. They are being set up and they don't know it.

Can you shed more light please?

Don't be trapped!! Hinzawaka is a troll

emorse:

Can you shed more light please?

hinwazaka:
These people are so silly. They are being set up and they don't know it.

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JingoOAU:


Tot by now, every remnant of Biafra should have leave this forum.....what are you still waiting for?

Check my previous posts. Every last one, if you don't see any post in which I supported the Biafra sham, then you are a Bast@rd.

IPOB is a creation by the APC, to destabilise the South-East: Hinwazaka

emorse:


Can you shed more light please?

Sorry, you don't have clearance for this sort of information.

tobimillar:
Don't be trapped!! Hinzawaka is a troll

Clap for yourself

Does the VP look like someone who knows what's going on. Ngige is a man with no loyalty. Trusting him, is like shooting yourself in the forehead

hinwazaka:
These people are so silly. They are being set up and they don't know it.

They are lobbying for the NATCOM contract. Tricky Chinese

hinwazaka:
Does the VP look like someone who knows what's going on. Ngige is a man with no loyalty. Trusting him, is like shooting yourself in the forehead

lol.Why are u casting our amiable VP?