The Federal Government is working to commence virtual Federal Executive Council meetings, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has said.
Pantami disclosed this while commissioning a Virtual Technology Training Academy established by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).
The commissioning was held online and monitored by Daily Trust.
He said the ministry was currently working with the NITDA, Galaxy Backbone and other relevant agencies to begin the hosting of future Federal Executive Council meetings virtually through the academy, pending the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said: “The commissioning of the academy being unprecedented, we’re working to conduct the Federal Executive Council meetings virtually. Particularly, if there’s a critical issue, the president will go online and conduct meeting virtually. If that’s approved, we’ll go on to conduct the FEC meetings virtually.
“The ministry, NITDA and Galaxy Backbone are working with few others day in day out to ensure we begin to have our FEC meetings virtually.”
He said the ministry had directed the NITDA to build the capacity of more Nigerians, particularly in the area of emerging technologies in line with the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy.
