From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
Managing Director, Benue Digital Infrasturcture Company, BDIIC Plc, Terwase Gbande has disclosed plans to generate 53 billion naira from the digital economy in three years.
Gbande who made the disclosure at a briefing in Makurdi at the NUJ house, on Monday, said about 20,000 jobs have been provided, while 40, 000 civil servants have been trained on digital technology.
He said BDIIC is an interventionist company serving both government and the public, adding that it is a wholistic platform to drive e- governance with a projection of 100, 000 jobs in the next 3 years target.
“We drive digital economy and inclusion.
We are partly owned by Benue Government, local govt and indigenes. We are working with stock exchange for listing
“BDIIC intends to establish 23 digital Hub in the State with 1000 computers for each hub. Tax register for revenue collection and multiple tax will be on a single platform. We have galaxy, Huawei and African data center as partners.”
