Sunday Folayan, president, Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NIRA), has said that the Ministry of Communications, under the current dispensation has done credibly well, in establishing and enhancing friendly internet ecosystem in Nigeria.
NiRA also lauded the two sister agencies of the Ministry — National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) — for various innovations and reforms they have brought to the internet ecosystem in Nigeria
He gave the commendation recently while appraising the Impact of Internet Governance process in Nigeria in the last six years during the 2018 Edition of Nigerian Governance Forum at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre, Abuja.
Folayan stated that the various forums where the Ministry has in several times brought ICT experts from across the globe with a view to leveraging on the interaction of stakeholders in the Nigerian ICT sector and their counterparts in other parts of the world to boost innovations and economic breakthrough via exchange of ideas and technology on internet, deserves to be commended as it yields positive results in contemporary Nigeria.
Folayan, however, stated that the performance of the Ministry of Communications under the watch of has left him stunning, Dr. Adebayo Shittu as he earlier doubted if a barrister had anything new to offer in the management of communications industry, bearing in mind that there was no link between a law professional and computer professional for him to judiciously deliver in the transformation of communications sector.
On the above note, the NIRA Boss gave a nod to the Minister to become a member of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association.
In a related development, Folayan also lauded the two sister agencies of the Ministry —NITDA and NCC — for various innovations and reforms they have brought to the internet ecosystem in Nigeria.
He maintained that any stakeholder in the internet world that is unaware of the changes being effected in recent time by NITDA, the person is still “on the floor”.
Folayan called on the Minister to draw the attention of the Federal Executive council to an ugly trend where some Nigerian Police officers on highways intimidate Nigerian youths operating their handsets and computer in vehicles while on transit on the guise that they (youth) are doing “yahoo yahoo”. He said the youth should be allowed the freedom to use the internet to the fullest, without negative hitches.
Shittu, in his comment, said that he applied for the membership of NIRA because of his zeal to be part of the internet world after the expiration of his ministerial appointment.