Protest: Minister laments Kano NCC Park looting

Dr Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, has expressed dismay over the destruction of the Digital Innovation Park in Kano.

The facility, set to launch next week, was vandalised and looted during recent protests.

The park was designed to support Nigeria’s technical talent accelerator program (3MTT).

Minister Tijani took to social media to lament the incident, stating, “Sad to learn that our Digital Innovation Park in Kano slated for launch next week to support our technical talent accelerator (3MTT) has been set ablaze and looted by protesters.”

The incident occurred amidst broader unrest in Kano, where protesters targeted the yet-to-be-commissioned Nigeria Communication Commission Industrial Park.

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