{"id":17910,"date":"2026-11-14T23:15:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T23:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/ogun-to-host-tech-summit\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T23:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T23:15:44","slug":"ogun-to-host-tech-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/ogun-to-host-tech-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Ogun to host tech summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>T<\/strong><strong>echnology<\/strong> stakeholders and professionals in the digital ecosystem will converge on Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, for the seventh edition of the Ogun Digital Summit, where calls for a dedicated Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy are expected to feature prominently.\n<\/p>\n<p>The convener of the summit, Victor Adeleye, in a statement on Saturday, said the event will hold from November 25 to 27, 2026.\n<\/p>\n<p>Adeleye, a technology entrepreneur and ecosystem builder, said a dedicated ministry would provide the institutional framework to harness the state\u2019s technology potential, support start-ups, and attract private sector investment.\n<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the state possessed the advantages to emerge as a major technology destination, citing its concentration of educational institutions, proximity to Lagos, industrial activities, and growing youth population.<\/p>\n<p>Adeleye, however, stressed the need for deliberate policies and institutional support to translate these advantages into economic opportunities. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to him, the proposed ministry would oversee broadband infrastructure, digital skills development, start-up support, technology investment, e-governance, and innovation policies.\n<\/p>\n<p>He added that it would strengthen collaboration between the state government, the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, private investors, and other relevant agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Adeleye said the initiative would help attract technology companies, create employment opportunities for young professionals, and provide a supportive environment for local entrepreneurs.\n<\/p>\n<p>He also called for the expansion of digital development beyond Abeokuta to other major towns, including Ijebu-Ode, Sagamu, and Ota.\n                    <\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology stakeholders and professionals in the digital ecosystem will converge on Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, for the seventh edition of the Ogun Digital Summit, where calls for a dedicated&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17910\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}