The European Union under its Gateway Initiative has said that it will invest about 820m euros in the Nigerian digital economy sector over the next three years.
The Executive Vice President, EU, Mrs Margre Vestager, disclosed this in a statement signed by Mrs Uwa Suleiman, the spokesperson for the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy on Monday, in Abuja.
The statement read in part “The European Union under its Gateway Initiative has disclosed plans to invest about £820m in the Nigerian Digital Economy sector over the next three years.”
Vestager, who was on a working visit, said the union plans to invest in digital infrastructure investments, digitalisation of public services, digital entrepreneurship, digital skills, and digital governance.
– Punch