Senator Oseni Gives Take off Grant, Tools, 5G ipads to Digital Economy Trainees

The Chairman Senate Committee on Information and Communication Technology/Cyber Security and Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Yakubu Oseni has empowered his constituents with take off grant in a just concluded training on digital economy.

Senator Oseni in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy has in the past one week been training no fewer than 70 of his constituents on phone and laptop repairs in Okene, Kogi State.

Aside the life-changing digital skills and a token of N20,000, each of the participants also went home with 5G ipads and complete set of phone and laptop repair accessories.

While charging the beneficiaries to nurture the skill and token given to them, the lawmaker who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Alhaji Bello Aliyu said they are expected to make both ends meet in the ever growing Nigeria digital economy which remains largely unexplored.

"To the beneficiaries, I congratulate you on all the skill sets gained and I believe you have had wonderful training sessions. You were selected from the five local government areas of Kogi Central Senatorial District and so far, you have been good ambassadors of your respective LGAs and communities.

"In my maiden address to you at the beginning of this training, I did mention that Nigeria has barely captured negligible fraction of its digital economic potential and will need to make strategic investments in order to develop a dynamic, transformative digital economy in line with recent World Bank assessment. If the current statistics about our digital economy is to be improved, our collective inputs are needed and this explains why you are all here", he said.

The lawmaker further noted that as trained technicians, they are better equipped to positively conquer the world of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), while urging them to train others who may be interested in the skill in their various communities.

He wished them a resounding success in their various endeavors, just as he charged them to "be that citizens whose deeds, utterances and actions are complementary to the peace building efforts of Kogi State government under the able leadership of Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello"

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