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Bright Eugene VII

Oct 28, 2018 • 9 tweets • 9 min read

@ProfOsinbajo

To expound on this, the Technology and Creativity Advisory Group of the Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council was launched by the VP @ProfOsinbajo on June 11th, 2018... #TCAG

https://twitter.com/ProfOsinbajo/status/1056505048971272192

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@ProfOsinbajo The group brings personalities in Nigeria’s Technology and Creative Industry to be part of the Industrial Council, which President @MBuhari established in 2016 to boost public, private partnership. #TCAG

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@ProfOsinbajo @MBuhari According to @ProfOsinbajo, the technology and creative sectors have come to the center stage in the Nigerian economy “given their actual and potential contribution to growth, job creation and entrepreneurship." #TCAG

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@ProfOsinbajo @MBuhari By the estimation of the VP, @ProfOsinbajo, Nigeria has generated about US$70billion, in ICT investments, while the country’s creative industry is the fastest growing in the world... #TCAG

@ProfOsinbajo

@ProfOsinbajo @MBuhari “Both sectors also contribute a great deal in terms of employment and have contributed enormously to boosting Nigeria’s global profile” - @ProfOsinbajo #TCAG

@ProfOsinbajo

@ProfOsinbajo @MBuhari With reference to ICT, @ProfOsinbajo stated “the FG has been working to promote the technology sector in Nigeria. In addition to the successful Aso Villa Demo Day, and several other such initiatives, government is creating and supporting technology hubs across the country.” #TCAG

@ProfOsinbajo

@ProfOsinbajo @MBuhari “With regards to the creative industry, the federal government also recently took action to include the sector among those that will benefit from pioneer status...” - @ProfOsinbajo #TCAG

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@ProfOsinbajo @MBuhari VP @ProfOsinbajo went on to say that the Bank of Industry, @BOINigeria, already has the N1billion "Nolly Fund" to support film production in Nigeria. #TCAG

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@ProfOsinbajo @MBuhari @BOINigeria The Technology and Creativity Advisory Group, #TCAG, has as members, young Nigerians in the technology, ICT as well as music and film industries.

VP @ProfOsinbajo met with some of them two nights ago.

https://twitter.com/NGRPresident/status/1056240716144353282

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