Nigeria Will Partner Google To Boost Internet Connectivity, Says Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the Federal Government will work with Google and other technology companies in the country to ensure that Nigerians have improved access to the Internet.

Speaking in Lagos on Thursday at the Google for Nigeria event, Osinbajo said the partnership will enable Nigerians benefit fully from the great power the Internet offers them as creators and co-creators.

The vice president explained various efforts the government had made in the area of technology saying with Nigeria expected to have the 4th highest population in the world by 2045, technology has a huge role to play.

“We will be partnering with Google and other technology providers to achieve the level of connectivity that will match the creativity of our people,” Professor Osinbajo said.

“We cannot train nearly 200 million young people in 2045 in classrooms alone. We need to connect young people to technology, we have to use the Internet.

“Today, 60 per cent of the population of Africa are young people, unless young people are properly engaged, they would not be as productive as they can be.

“If social foundations remain tenuous, even the well-educated will be tempted to migrate.

“It is becoming increasingly clear that the provision of food and health care will depend on technology.”

The Vice President who praised Google for its activities in the country and globally, said he expects that the use of technology will play a key role in bettering the fortunes of Nigerians and Africans.