NEWS EXTRA NIGERIA HAS HUGE OPPORTUNITIES OF GROWING ITS ECONOMY THROUGH DIGITAL PACKAGES-OSHODI

 

BY LEO EZEKIEL

 

Speaking to the eclectic audience at Alexander Hall, the colossus, Ikeja, Lagos, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Information Connectivity Solutions Limited ICSL and as well as the Coordinator 2024 Best Ideas, Yemisi Oshodi states that Nigeria has huge opportunities of growing its economy through digital packages adding that the idea dinner with the top CEOs has provided an uncommon platform for the CEOs in the technology loops to mashall out ideas and ideals as a way forward of growing the republic economy digitally. 

Speaking further, Oshodi states that the theme “Critical Thinking To Building A Sustainable Digital Economy” is pragmatically and assiduously apt in marshalling out great ideas from the egg heads lined up for the evening interactive session. He adds that the Federal Government of All Progressives Congress (APC) under the watch of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has a plan in the offing for project 774 of digitalizing all the 774 Local Government Areas of the Republic with internet and wifi. He adds that Kogi State has been completely digitalized with technology internet loops across the State. 

He adds that the Government of Kogi State has publicly thanked the Federal Government for her understandings and large hearts. He adds that his Organization Information Connectivity Solutions Ltd (ICSL) has successfully installed Telephone connectivity somewhere in Rivers States. He adds that about 20,000 telephone calls are done on a daily basis. He added that once the Federal Government is able to pragmatically and objectively formalize the students’ loans schemes that the economy will be uncommonly healthy for all and sundry. 

He adds that the huge populations of the citizenry have deftly place the Republic in an advantage position to build the economy digitally. He largely appreciated and commended the convener Ugochi Emmanuel for putting the very maiden edition of the idea dinner with the top CEOs. He adds that Artificial Intelligence will be heavy advantages when properly applied. 

Speaking to the gathering with her welcome address, the Convener Emmanuel states that she is quite gladdened that they have gathered the brightest minds and most influential personages from the realms of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Telecommunications and as well as from various sectors of the economy adding that it is truly an honour to gather the crème-de-la-crème of Tech innovations. 

Speaking further to uncommon personages, she states that they are extremely appreciative of their sponsors that are too numerous to reel out adding that they are pleased to gather remarkable individuals who not only shape the course of their respective industries and she also added that from the boardroom of multi-national corporations to the corridors of government and from the fore front of Technological Advancements to vast field of the economy. 

She says that as they embark on the maiden edition that they should seize the opportunity to engage in a meaningful conversations, develop new connections and as well as explore avenues for collaboration that shall spread across borders and boundaries adding that the idea dinner represents more than just an evening of networking as she also added that it is a veritable platform for fostering synergy, sharing insight and as well as catalyzing positive change that reverberate far beyond the walls of this gathering. 

Speaking to the audience, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) Coscharis Technology Limited and Founder, Lead Pastor The Creator’s Church Dr. Emomine Mukoro states that technologies are actually what shall be pragmatically and objectively grow the economy of the Republic to a healthy standpoint adding that in China all and sundry are technologically prepared for the future of advancements in tech world. 

He states that the 6-3-3-4 educational programmes of many decades is actually the right packages designed to build the economy technologically, but, very sadly he opines that the drivers of the said vehicles did not pilot the programmes objectively, hence the ulterior motives behind failed. He adds that it is still not late for all and sundry in the republic to be computer minded citizenry. 

Speaking to the gathering with his goodwill message the President Team Nigeria for Positive change and as well as the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Eko mi, Eko e (My Lagos, Your Lagos) monthly publication Otunoba Bestman Nze Jombo the older sibling of the convener Emmanuel states that it is really time for all the citizenry of the republic to be adequately equipped with the latest teachings of technologies that can actually translate the building of the economy to a healthy stand point. 

Speaking again he states that parents should consider taking their children and wards to public schools in Lagos adding that the handlers of Educational packages have uncommonly improved the standards of public schools and in wrapping up his goodwill message by goading all and sundry to key into tech world. 

Speaking to the gathering with his goodwill message, the Chairman, Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) Chike Onwuegbuchi states that the convener Emmanuel has deftly and critically done an extra miles feat by putting together the maiden edition of idea dinner for CEOs thereby pundits in the sectors have gathered to brainstorm for the growing of the republic economy digitally. He adds that they as members of NITRA shall assiduously push the happenings of the event to the reading public. 

Lots of speakers provided valuable and insightful contributions as a way forward towards building a digitally economy. Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonline, the convener of the Idea dinner for CEOs Emmanuel states that this CEOs event have started in some parts of the globes like Canada, Davos et’al and that by this year December 2024, there shall be another edition where the fall outs from this maiden edition shall be critically looked into for building a digitally grown economy. 

Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonline, Business Development Service Provider of Bank of Industries (BOI), Mr. Mike Alade states that the idea dinner for CEOs is really fine packages from the organizers adding that lots of takeaways of ideas and ideals shall be going home with the participants. Mr Alade generally concurs that BOI is ever ready to support businesses for the growing of the economy digitally. 

Speaking with Iconblazemagazineonline, Tech Consultant Oladele Oloruntoba states that the republic economy has to be digitalized in all ramifications because the entire globe has gone the ways of technologies mostly Artificial Intelligence (AI) et’al adding that the idea dinner for CEOs is aptly welcomed.