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DR. BOSUN TIJANI
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy has entered into a partnership with a UK-based computing education charity, Raspberry Pi Foundation to launch Code Clubs across Nigeria
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani has said that despite complaints by Nigerians, the cost of data in Nigeria is still one of the cheapest in the world.
Dr. Bosun Tijani has said that the over 1 million applicants for the government’s 3MTT program will be made to undergo an introduction to AI course.
The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has said the Federal Government would soon announce the next step in its ongoing applications for the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) program.
The Federal Government has launched an AI Research Scheme, through which it plans to award N5 million each to 45 startups.
Dr. Bosun Tijani has set an ambitious target for Nigeria, stating that "by 2030, 90% of Nigerians should be digitally literate."
In the last four years (2019-2022), the Nigerian government allocated a total of N43.6 billion to the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), but NIPOST's revenue during the same period was only N16.7 billion, indicating significant financial inefficiency.