The federal ministry of youth development has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to train 5,000 youths on data privacy and protection.
During the signing ceremony on Wednesday, Ayodele Olawande, minister of state for youth development, expressed optimism about the opportunities being created for jobs and wealth creation by the NDPC.
“No less than 80% of human capital development under the administration of the President are targeted at youths and this initiative is aimed at equipping 5,000 youths with the requisite technical skills for new jobs in the data protection ecosystem,” Olawande said.
On his part, Vincent Olatunji, NDPC’s national commissioner and chief executive officer (CEO), said training is important for building trust and confidence as Nigeria repositions her economy to attract foreign direct investment.
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“Investors will be eager to do business in Nigeria if we are able to demonstrate accountability in relation to their data assets,” Olatunji said.
“There are at least 500,000 data controllers in Nigeria who are required to have at least one data protection officer each.
“Nigerian youths now have a great opportunity to become professionals to take up the estimated 500,000 new jobs in the ecosystem.
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“In addition, we are also making sure that the subsequent certification will not be a burden on our foreign exchange. We have already licensed an in-country certification body who will issue globally recognized certificates to eligible trainees.”
Olubunmi Olusanya, permanent secretary at the federal ministry of youth development, lauded NDPC on its quest for data privacy and protection, adding that the ministry is setting the necessary machinery in motion in order to make the collaboration a success.
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