The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, has lamented the destruction of a technology hub in Kano, which happened just days before its scheduled launch.
According to reports, during Thursday’s protests, the Digital Innovation Park—which was created to assist Nigeria’s technical talent accelerator program (3MTT)—was looted and set on fire.
“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,” Tijani stated in a post via X on Thursday.
The incident happened amid broader unrest in Kano, where demonstrators were aiming their protests at the Nigeria Communication Commission Industrial Park, which has not yet been put into service.
Tijani highlighted the immediate impact of this destruction on planned initiatives.
“Alongside #3MTT, this building is set to host our buildathon holiday maker programme for secondary school kids starting next week,” he added.
The minister described the harm as a setback in the effort to increase the number of people working in technology and give young people opportunities for employment.
“Millions of Naira down the drain,” Tijani said.
