๐๐๐๐ m๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ p๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก-๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก y๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ซ d๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ e๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒย
The South South Development Commission (SSDC) has intensified efforts to position the region to fully harness the potentials of Information Technology for youth development.
In furtherance of this goal, the Managing Director of the Commission, Ms. Usoro Akpabio, paid a courtesy visit to the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, on Wednesday at the Agencyโs headquarters in Abuja.
The visit underscored SSDCโs commitment to strategic partnerships aimed at expanding digital skills, innovation, and inclusive access to ICT opportunities for young people across the six South-South states.
Ms. Akpabio emphasized the regionโs vast youth tech-ready population and its strategic importance to Nigeriaโs economic growth, noting that targeted collaboration with NITDA would help bridge digital skills gaps, create employment pathways, and unlock innovation-driven development.
She described NITDA as a critical national institution whose leadership in digital capacity building, ICT infrastructure, and innovation aligns strongly with SSDCโs mandate to drive sustainable regional development.
In his response, the NITDA Director General reaffirmed the Agencyโs readiness to collaborate with SSDC in deploying technology-driven programmes that support youth empowerment, innovation, and economic diversification in the South-South region.
The engagement signals a growing alignment between federal digital economy initiatives and regional development strategies, with the South-South poised to emerge as a hub for digital talent and innovation.
