Nigeria: Uwaje Eyes NCS Top Position, Promises Stimulus Package for It Devt

If elected as the next president of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the chairman of Mobile Software Solutions, Chris Uwaje, has promised to generate over N100 billion as government stimulus package for Information Technology (IT) development in Nigeria in two years (2015 to 2017).

The NCS election is usually held during the society's yearly conference. The 2015 edition starts today and ends on July 24, in Akure, Ondo state. Apart from the stimulus package, Uwaje has also promised to raise the present status of the NCS capacity, from 10,000 to 100,000 IT professionals, within two years, among several other initiatives.

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