Federal Government to establish ICT University in 2017

   

    The federal government says that it will establish an Information Communication Technology University in the first quarter of 2017.

  The minister of Communications, Adebayo  Shittru disclosed this to newsmen  in Abuja
Shittu said the move would fetch Nigeria a lot of foreign exchange, adding that his ministry was at the stage of discussing with the Ministry of Education and the National Universities Commission.
   The minister said that the ministry had also inaugurated the National Digital Literacy council to ensure that Nigerians were digitalized.
  He further added that the council would drive the process of encouraging Nigerians to embrace digitization  and appreciate ICT, which he described as the potential soul business in the country.