A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO),
the Zariah Elizabeth Foundation (TZE), says
capacity development and positive
orientation in Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) usage will
curtail fraudulent acts.
The TZE Executive Director, Mr Akindayo
Akindolani, told the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Abuja on Friday that many
fraudulent acts among youths could be
stopped if the youths had a good
orientation.
According to Akindolani, focused capacity
building in the usage and application of
internet programmes is key, if government
wants to divert the attention of youths to
become productive.
“The government is doing something which
I celebrate and like; creating ICT hubs in
different locations across the country.
“However, it should not end there. After
creating the hubs, what do we do with the
hubs?
“If we develop the capacity of young
Nigerians and have a positive orientation,
the energy of these youths will be
channelled to better uses.
“A lot of fraudulent acts are happening that
are not being reported on a daily basis,
especially in our banks, many of these
fraudsters go unpunished.
“Many Nigerians go to India to learn how to
hack into people’s files and into
organisation’s systems and come back to the
country to carry out these dastardly acts,’’
Akindolani said.
The executive director said most of the
young people involved in fraudulent acts
are jobless youths that were sponsored by
the very rich in the society who got the bulk
of all the booty.
“These boys are not just small boys, the rich
sponsor them because they know a lot of
money will come from it and they use it for
business.
“Most of these boys are not ruffians, or
street urchins but well educated people that
are well grounded in world affairs,
especially in technology.
“They see it as a legitimate job, they dress
corporately as if they are going to the office
on a daily basis to go and hack.’’
Akindolani said that a lot of gap had been
created because of the lack of knowledge on
the part of the youths and because people’s
capacities were not being developed with
patriotic orientation.
He urged the government and the private
sector to come together to build the capacity
of the younger generation and protect the
system from ICT scavengers.
NAN reports that the TZE Foundation in
partnership with Microsoft is currently
impacting ICT skills on 6000 students in 10
government schools in the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT).
The foundation aims to build the capacity of
youths so that they can use their ICT
knowledge to counter the acts of those in
the business of defrauding others.
It also aims to build the capacity of youths
to become programme creators instead of
programme consumers.
the Zariah Elizabeth Foundation (TZE), says
capacity development and positive
orientation in Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) usage will
curtail fraudulent acts.
The TZE Executive Director, Mr Akindayo
Akindolani, told the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Abuja on Friday that many
fraudulent acts among youths could be
stopped if the youths had a good
orientation.
According to Akindolani, focused capacity
building in the usage and application of
internet programmes is key, if government
wants to divert the attention of youths to
become productive.
“The government is doing something which
I celebrate and like; creating ICT hubs in
different locations across the country.
“However, it should not end there. After
creating the hubs, what do we do with the
hubs?
“If we develop the capacity of young
Nigerians and have a positive orientation,
the energy of these youths will be
channelled to better uses.
“A lot of fraudulent acts are happening that
are not being reported on a daily basis,
especially in our banks, many of these
fraudsters go unpunished.
“Many Nigerians go to India to learn how to
hack into people’s files and into
organisation’s systems and come back to the
country to carry out these dastardly acts,’’
Akindolani said.
The executive director said most of the
young people involved in fraudulent acts
are jobless youths that were sponsored by
the very rich in the society who got the bulk
of all the booty.
“These boys are not just small boys, the rich
sponsor them because they know a lot of
money will come from it and they use it for
business.
“Most of these boys are not ruffians, or
street urchins but well educated people that
are well grounded in world affairs,
especially in technology.
“They see it as a legitimate job, they dress
corporately as if they are going to the office
on a daily basis to go and hack.’’
Akindolani said that a lot of gap had been
created because of the lack of knowledge on
the part of the youths and because people’s
capacities were not being developed with
patriotic orientation.
He urged the government and the private
sector to come together to build the capacity
of the younger generation and protect the
system from ICT scavengers.
NAN reports that the TZE Foundation in
partnership with Microsoft is currently
impacting ICT skills on 6000 students in 10
government schools in the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT).
The foundation aims to build the capacity of
youths so that they can use their ICT
knowledge to counter the acts of those in
the business of defrauding others.
It also aims to build the capacity of youths
to become programme creators instead of
programme consumers.
