ICT: FG Restates Support for Local Investors
The Federal Government has promised to render full support to Information Communication Technology, (ICT), firms in the country as its looks forward to a more robust sector that will stimulate economic growth and compete favourably with others in the international circle.
Speaking during a working visit to the headquarters of Zinox Group in Lagos recently, the Minister of Communications, Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, expressed optimism in the nation’s ICT sector as one that will boost foreign direct investment in the country given the needed backing.
The minister who was led on a guided tour of the company by the Group Chairman of the Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, commended the level of development in the company having experienced first-hand infrastructure and facilities within the premise including the digital computer hardware manufacturing and assembly plant, telecoms e-Hub unit, Data Centre, bandwidth aggregation and digital security infrastructures, warehousing facilities as well as after-sales service and support centre, among others.
He also lauded the huge capabilities, human capital potential and technological proficiency on display in the various facilities.
“I have embarked on similar visits to organisations abroad but what I have seen today gives me huge confidence in the ability of our serious local companies to do the country proud even when bench-marked against other companies on the world stage. It is clear with the huge investment I have seen here that the Zinox Group is highly focused and committed to raising the standards in the country.”
He said further: “I must commend Leo Stan as I have witnessed the relationship you enjoy with your colleagues and your commitment to helping them grow. From my tour around the structures, I have also seen enough to assure me that, with the right support from the government, Zinox Group can be a name we can all be proud of as Nigerians. And on my part, you can count on me for support in any value-adding area that will enhance the lot of Nigeria and Nigerians.”
In his response, Ekeh noted that the company remained the single largest 360 degrees ICT conglomerate in the sub-region with advanced competencies in the entire spectrum of the sector, ranging from hardware manufacturing, distribution, integrated ICT solutions, telecoms, retail, world class support and much more with offices in many other countries. He also pleaded for more support and level playing ground for Nigerian companies which he believed would move the country forward.