'Make Nigerian youths innovative', Buhari tells corporate leaders

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President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked leaders of corporate organisations to build the capacity of Nigerian youths to be innovative and embrace technology to make positive contributions to their organisations and the nation.

The president, represented by the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, said this at the Institute of Directors (IoD) 2022 Annual Director’s Conference (ADC) on Thursday in Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ADC had as its theme: “Corporate Governance and Digital Transformation: Leading Purposefully for Growth and Sustainability.”

Buhari, noting that the challenges associated with corporate governance were multifaceted, stressed the need for heads of organisations to harness technology to achieve effective governance.

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He reiterated the commitment of his administration to providing the necessary legal support and framework to support the entrenchment of good corporate governance practices across various sectors of the economy.

Buhari also pledged his commitment to supporting the IoD by giving the institute’s Chartered bill the necessary consideration to enable it to achieve its mandate.

Ms Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General, United Nations, said the world was hit by a series of global crises which have affected the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

Mohammed said technology and digitalisation would set the era of digital transformation in areas of health, education, agriculture and finance.

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