The chairman / chief executive officer of Cosgrove Investment Limited, Umar Abdullahi, has assured that the organization will use its core competencies in the construction of the National Center for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship and stated that in addition to strict adherence to the contractual schedule for project execution Cosgrove’s visionary team will implement the proposed innovative designs as agreed with the federal government.
Mr Abdullahi, who gave assurances at the cornerstone ceremony of the National Center for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Thursday, said the seven and eight story twin towers will be fully automated, adding that the public sector project has the signature of Cosgrove will carry technology in infrastructure development.
“Let me reiterate that Cosgrove will bring the project to fruition, the organization’s core competency, which is to bring technology into construction,” he said.
Cosgrove’s Chief Executive shared the launch features of the National Center for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the groundbreaking ceremony, which was attended by key public sector dignitaries, including Honorable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), FNCS, FBCS, FIIM (the main organizer of the occasion), Mohammed Bashir Mai Borno (representative of the Prime Minister of the FCT, the chairman of the occasion), Uchechukwu Sampson Oga, the Hon, Minister of State, Mining and Steel Development.
 Group Managing Director Mallam Mele Kyari spoke to dignitaries at the groundbreaking ceremony for the National Center for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Abuja on Thursday.</p>
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<p>Also present were GMD, NNPC, Mele Kyari and Prof. Mohammed Bello Abubakar, MD Galaxy Backbone Limited. Abimbola Alale, MD of NigComSat and Ayuba Shuaib, ES USPF, Umar Gambo Jibrin, FCDA Executive Secretary, Ahmad Rufa’I Zakari, SA to the President for Infrastructure, were also some of the high-level government officials who attended.</p>
<p>Discussing the project, Umar Abdullahi assured: “By the grace of God we will once again demonstrate our commitment to keeping the project on schedule by completing this project within the agreed contractual schedule using the best design skills and the best technical Leveraging the know-how of the visionary at Cosgrove I look forward to welcoming you back here to commission the National Digital Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center. “</p>
<p>Mr. Abdullahi, whose organization has been serially recognized for its commitment to integrating technology into real estate, said, “We are delighted that this government recognizes and involves indigenous companies to provide critical infrastructure for the country,” assured them as one by “Nigeria’s leading real estate development and construction company, Cosgrove, will establish a premier national center for digital innovation and entrepreneurship for the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).”</p>
<p>He described the project as one that “marks the beginning of a progressive relationship between a visionary government and an innovative real estate development company – Cosgrove.”</p>
<p>The Minister for Communication and the Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), FNCS, FBCS, FIIM, the main organizer of the ceremony, said the construction of the National Center for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship was necessary given the federal government’s commitment to Fast Digital Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in the country. He said the government will look beyond paper skills in finding jobs and focus on developing skills, competencies and entrepreneurship.</p>
<p>It should be noted that Cosgrove is a fully domestic company employing hundreds of Nigerian youth and aiming to expand beyond Nigeria to offer services that can only be considered the best.</p>
<p>Recalling the process that led to the selection of Cosgrove, the chief executive said, “Our journey began with the submission of a bid to build the project. The offer went through an extremely competitive and transparent selection process by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and was finally approved by the Federal Executive Board (FEC). “</p>
<p>“Aside from building a world-class national digital innovation and entrepreneurship center for NITDA, our focus as an organization is on building partnerships that interpret the center’s vision and build a building that will be an innovative ecosystem based on NITDA delivers work, play, live and learn while achieving sustainability, minimalism, technology, adaptability and user comfort, like from the <strong>National Agency for Information Technology Development</strong> (NITDA) ”.</p>
<p>In addition to being a real estate company, Cosgrove is also a technology company, an attribute that qualifies it to build the National Center for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), an agency of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.</p>
<p>Nigeria prides itself on the existence of a local company that is said to have the tripartite expertise – real estate development, innovation and investment – necessary to build the National Center for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship.</p>
<p>He stated that Cosgrove has demonstrated its strategic strength through various ongoing and completed real estate projects, including the ability to incorporate automation into construction and improve the user experience in built spaces. That is exactly the aim of NITDA in the center. and they found it in Cosgrove. “</p>
<p>He explained the characteristics of the project and explained that twin towers will be strategically located in the heart of the central business district of the federal capital territory. In addition, it would consist of two towers with seven and eight floors respectively. “The towers are connected on the ground floor,” he said, explaining that they have a built-up area of more than 1,500 square feet and would have a multi-story parking structure that would also be complemented by ample parking space on the premises.</p>
<p>“There are two floors with different categories of short stay apartments, twelve standard rooms, four units with two bedrooms and six studio apartments. On the following floors are a world class data center and network operations center, double volume network operations center and auditorium. An ideal environment for training future digital entrepreneurs. “</p>
<p>“The second tower houses the NITDA office space, the 3D printing lab, the IT museum, the media studio, the showroom, the staff gym, the storage unit, the infirmary and much more,” he added.</p>
<p>Mr. Abdullahi continued, “The pent floor opens up to a spacious recreation area with a staff canteen and seating area with a great view that ensures a first-class work environment.”</p>
<p>According to Cosgrove’s multi-award-winning chairman / chief executive officer, “the vertical elevation of the towers is served by four-passenger and one elevator with maintenance, which is serviced by an attached facility management office.” The center offers eco-conscious greenery overlooking Abuja’s sprawling Central Business District.</p>
<p>The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi (CCIE), said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government will continue its commitment to job creation and wealth creation and ensure that the National Center for Digital Innovation and entrepreneurship that the groundbreaking will be carried out. This is a major political effort by the government to create jobs for Nigerians.</p>
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