The minister explained that, before the passage of the bill, young innovators from the six geo-political zones of the country were engaged, adding that the Act provides the legal and strategic framework for the innovators to make their contributions to the country.
The council under the chairmanship of the President would help to curb the incessant harassment of the youths with laptops computers by the security agencies who are always tagged as ‘yahoo yahoo boys,’ Pantami said. “Even today , before I came here, I signed a letter conveyed to Microsoft the proposed date for the commencement of the training. So for you to get that opportunity for 5 million Nigerians to train. I know those basic digital skills are in high demand they partook in an investigation evaluation they discovered areas where there were opportunities globally. So the forecast where there is job before that, our citizens will be trained in this area.