The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Friday recognized and rewarded the efforts of the 6 Students of Ahmadu Bello University that did the Nigeria proud in the recently concluded Huawei ICT Competition Global Finals that took place at Huawei's Songshan Lake Campus, the People’s Republic of China.
Hajiya Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations disclosed this in a statement release on Friday, in Abuja.
According to statement, “Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Chief Information Technology Officer/Director General of NITDA, presented signed letters of commendation along with a Tablet with e-learning Software and an internet dongle with 3 months unlimited subscription with a total value of five hundred thousand naira to each of the students.
“The presentation was made at the Agency’s Corporate Head Office, Garki, Abuja, and had in attendance Managing Director of Huawei Technologies, represented by the Deputy Managing Director, Abuja Office, the Vice Chancellor Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, represented by Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), the Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna, and the Vice Chancellor, American University of Nigeria (AUN).”
Dr Pantami, in his remarks, commended the students for the excellent performance and urged them not to relent on their efforts.
He further reiterated NITDA’s commitment, on behalf of the Federal Government, to supporting talented Nigerians reach their potentials.
He advised them to think outside the box, come up with revolutionary ideas that will help in solving social challenges and always aspire to be employers of labour.
He added that the country’s future relies on ICT as it is the driver of all aspects of the economy.
It may be recalled that similar event was held last year when the ‘Save-a-Soul’ team, the 5young Nigerian girls from Regina Pacis Secondary School, Anambra State who won the famous Technovation competition award in Silicon Valley, the United States of America, where each of the girls received an award and a Digital Divide Bridging Centre (DDBC) with ICT facilities, alternative solar power energy and Internet connectivity as well as a comprehensive e-Learning Application with educational materials, designed in accordance with the Nigerian educational curricular was deployed to their School.
