The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Financial system, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, has lamented the destruction of a know-how hub in Kano, simply days earlier than its scheduled launch.
The Digital Innovation Park, designed to help Nigeria’s technical expertise accelerator program (3MTT), was reportedly set ablaze and looted through the protests on Thursday.
“Unhappy to be taught that our Digital Innovation Park in Kano slated for launch subsequent week to help our technical expertise accelerator (3MTT) has been set ablaze and looted by protesters,” Tijani said in a publish by way of X on Thursday.
The incident occurred as a part of wider unrest in Kano, the place protesters focused the yet-to-be-commissioned Nigeria Communication Fee Industrial Park.
Tijani highlighted the fast affect of this destruction on deliberate initiatives.
“Alongside #3MTT, this constructing is ready to host our buildathon vacation maker programme for secondary faculty children beginning subsequent week,” he added.
The minister characterised the harm as a setback for the journey to deepening the workforce for know-how and creating job alternatives for the youth.
“Thousands and thousands of Naira down the drain,” Tijani mentioned.
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