While it is a no brainer that Nigeria is relying so much on foreign software, no one thought it would be the fulcrum upon which the country’s economy revolves according to the DG of NOTAP who claims that more than 90% of the country’s economy is being run by foreign software.
Dr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim is the Director General of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) and he said this in his office in Abuja during a presentation of an over-speed alert device invented by Engr. Agada Sunday Ojonimi to NOTAP Management Staff and other stakeholders.
“To stem the tide, NOTAP organized a workshop for indigenous software developer/companies to brainstorm on the possible ways developing indigenous software that can power the Nigerian economy and curtail foreign dependency,” the statement read.
But, apparently, a workshop isn’t enough to stem the tide as the development as become an acceptable norm in the Nigerian clime.
