{"id":113562,"date":"2024-08-01T18:14:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T17:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=113562"},"modified":"2024-08-01T18:14:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T17:14:12","slug":"millions-of-naira-down-the-drain-minister-laments-kano-ncc-park-looting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/millions-of-naira-down-the-drain-minister-laments-kano-ncc-park-looting\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of naira down the drain, minister laments Kano NCC park looting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. \u2018Bosun Tijani, has lamented the destruction of a technology hub in Kano, just days before its scheduled launch.<\/p>\n<p>The Digital Innovation Park, designed to support Nigeria\u2019s technical talent accelerator program (3MTT), was reportedly set ablaze and looted during the protests on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSad to learn that our Digital Innovation Park in Kano slated for launch next week to support our technical talent accelerator (3MTT) has been set ablaze and looted by protesters,\u201d Tijani stated in a post via X on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred as part of wider unrest in Kano, where protesters targeted the yet-to-be-commissioned Nigeria Communication Commission Industrial Park.<\/p>\n<p>Tijani highlighted the immediate impact of this destruction on planned initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlongside #3MTT, this building is set to host our buildathon holiday maker programme for secondary school kids starting next week,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The minister characterised the damage as a setback for the journey to deepening the workforce for technology and creating job opportunities for the youth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMillions of Naira down the drain,\u201d Tijani said.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. \u2018Bosun Tijani, has lamented the destruction of a technology hub in Kano, just days before its scheduled launch. 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