Pantami delighted as ICT contributes 6.47% to GDP in 2021 Q1

Pantami says the ICT sector continues to serve as a catalyst for the growth and diversification of Nigeria's economy.

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has expressed delight at the 6.47 per cent contribution by the ICT sector to the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first Quarter of 2021.

Pantami expressed this in a statement issued by Dr Femi Adeluyi, IT Technical Assistant to the Minister in Abuja.

According to Pantami, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Q1 report said Nigeria's GDP grew by 0.51 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the first quarter of 2021,

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By News Agency Of Nigeria.