About 150 university graduates from Akwa Ibom State will soon be sponsored by the state government to India for Information and Communication Technology training.
Governor Godswill Akpabio, who stated this on Wednesday during a dinner organised for him by the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Mahesh Sachdev in Maitama, Abuja, directed the state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Atim Antai, to select 150 graduates in the state for the training.Akpabio, who interacted with some Indian investors present at the dinner preparatory to investing in the state, described India as a country reputed for its expertise in the ICT sector.
He commended the investors for their interest to partner the state in agriculture, especially in poultry, health, education, ICT, solar and power energy, among others. He assured the Indian Government of the state government’s readiness to partner them.
Responding, the India High Commissioner, Mr. Sachdev, in company with some Indian investors, thanked Governor Akpabio for the visit and his readiness to partner Indian government.
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