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The executive vice chairman(EVC) and the CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta has disclosed that technology-driven telecommunications industry has contributed $70 billion to Nigeria economy in the last couple of years.<\/div>\n
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Danbatta revealed this in his keynote speech at a Cyberchain event in Abuja, stressing that technology has made tremendous impact o the nation\u2019s GDP and created opportunities for the young people.<\/div>\n
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Represented by the principal manager, Digital Economy at the Commission, Mrs Eli Ella, the NCC boss, who spoke on the topic \u201cUsing Technology To Grow Nigeria\u2019s GDP\u201d, emphasized that Nigeria\u2019s adoption of 5G, E-commerce, Fintech, Big data have boosted the country\u2019s revenue generation capacity.<\/div>\n
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He said, \u201cNigeria\u2019s adoption of digital technologies has enabled it to diversify its revenue and economy, created jobs, improved services and efficiency, reduced wastages, and optimised resources available.<\/div>\n
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\u201cTelecommunications has contributed over $70 billion to the Nigerian economy, provided over 500,000 jobs in the formal and informal sectors, and improved the lives of millions of Nigerians.\u201d<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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