An Information Technology (IT) expert, Mr Sunday Folayan, has called for the conversion of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme into an IT Camp.
Sunday Folayan, the Co-Founder of the Nigerian Network Operators Group (ngNOG), made the call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday.
ngNOG is a forum dedicated toward promoting the exchange of technical information; the cooperation and coordination among network service providers.
He said that the NYSC scheme should be restructured due to the importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the world.
According to him, the retooling will be a part of the national IT capacity enhancement strategy.
“There should be less emphasis on defence and military/paramilitary training, as the next frontier is the internet,’’ he said. Read more