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Pantami meets with Space X, World Bank, Google in America to strengthen Nigeria’s digital economy
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami had meetings at Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (Space X) headquarters in Hawthorne, California, as well as a meeting at the World Bank Headquarters and another meeting with Google Corporation in a bid to strengthen partnerships for the development of Nigeria’s digital economy.
The meetings with the World Bank and Google were held on the sidelines of the US-Africa Leaders’ Forum (USALF), which took place in Washington DC, United States of America, while the visit to Space X was a follow-up to the events at the USALF.
Professor Pantami was received at Space X by Samuel (Chad) Gibbs IV, the Vice President of Business Operations, on behalf of Elon Musk, Founder and CEO of Space X. At the visit, both parties discussed how Space X can expand its presence in Nigeria, following their entry into the Nigerian market through the Starlink broadband service.
The minister also asked the Space X team to consider sourcing some of its engineers from Nigeria’s digital talent pool
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