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Speaker 1: Nigeria, President Bola Armed Tanubu has called on online content

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creators to create jobs for others, saying the digital media

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is now a central driver of economic growth, while emphasizing

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that the youths are no longer waiting to be invited

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into the future, that they are already building the future.

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Details of the President’s statement, as made available in a

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news release signed by the presidential spokesperson, Bao on Anuga

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on Friday, reads verbatim below. President Bola Hmed Tanubu on

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Friday called on young Nigerians active in the digital media

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space to harness their platforms as instruments of national progress.

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He urged them to build businesses that create employment, produce

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content that reflects unifying values, and serve as positive catalysts

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for societal development. He emphasized the critical importance of verifying

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information before amplifying it. But the opening of the Progressive’s

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Digital Media Summit, themed unveiling the critical role of new

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media in national development, President Tanoubu said, your generation has

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recognized this moment. You are using digital tools to innovate, educate,

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and demand accountability. But as your influence grows, so must

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our collective sense of purpose and responsibility. I urge you

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to continue using digital platforms to advance our nation’s progress.

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Build businesses that employ others, create content that uplifts and unites.

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Use your influence to foster unity, not division. He commended

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the creativity and resilience of Nigeria’s youth as he described

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digital media as a driving force of economic and social transformation.

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It is no longer merely an accessory to life, he said.

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From developing innovative platforms to building vibrant online communities, you

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are demonstrating the determination that is redefining what is possible

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for this country. You are not waiting for the future,

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you are build bilding it. Digital media is now a

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central driver of economic growth, civic engagement and social change.

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It broadens representation for those previously unheard. The President said

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his administration is committed to supporting digital innovation through the

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National Digital Innovation Fund and policies that promote a thriving

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start up ecosystem. However, he warned practitioners to remain vigilant

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against disinformation and cyber threats. Chief of Staff to the President,

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Femi Bajabia Mila, praised digital media practitioners who have consistently

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stood up for Nigeria and projected the nation positively on

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the global stage. You are the vanguard of a reborn

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Nigeria determined to reach for the stars. Under President Tanubu’s leadership,

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our nation has begun its long delayed march toward greatness.

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The road may be challenging, but it is necessary, he stated.

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In a good will message. The Special Adviser to the

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President on Information and Strategy, Bao on Anuga, highlighted the

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significance of the summit. He noted that lessons from recent

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elections in countries like the US and Germany underscore how

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digital media have become crucial battlegrounds beyond mere entertainment for

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shaping pole outcomes. However, social media is not a fair

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battleground as a public square. It is often chaotic and unregulated.

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Uses frequently disregard rules. Divisive content is rampant, league fakes

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and I generated content are increasingly used against political opponents.

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Posts are driven by cliques, not true for accuracy. Misinformation

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spreads five times faster than official corrections. On Anuga observed.

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He expressed optimism that the summit would address these challenges,

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focusing on strategies to combat fake news and misinformation. The

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summit convena Schegendada, special Assistant to the President on New Media,

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emphasized it in less than a decade, digital media has

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evolved from a tool of personal connection into a powerful

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engine for communication, innovation and influence. He stressed the importance

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of harnessing this force for the good of Nigeria while

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managing inherent risks such as privacy concerns and threats to

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social cohesion.

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Speaker 2: It is a privilege.

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Speaker 3: To address you and is important Digiti Media somade the

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theme of this gathering, un Villain. The central role of

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new media in national development captures the spirit of our

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times and that of our nation. Across Nigeria, we are

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witnessing a surge of creativity and ambition as young Nagien

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and as digital media to share their voices and shape

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our society. From developing new platform to building firebrands online communities,

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you are demonstrating ingenuity and a commitmental progress that is

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redifining what is possible for this country. You have that possibility.

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You are not waiting to be invited into the future.

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You are building the future. New media is no longer

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an as such, strate to our national life. It is

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first becoming a central driver of economic growth.

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Speaker 2: See if we can engagement, venge and socia change.

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Speaker 3: It is creating opportunities for millions of young people, reducing

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conventional barriers to participation in politics, and enabling broader representation

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of those who would previously.

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Speaker 2: Have gone or hard. Your generation has understood this moment.

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Speaker 3: You are using digital tools to innovate, to educate, and

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to demand accountability. But as this influence grows, so too

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most of our collective sense of purpose and responsibility. I

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owed you to continue using digital platforms as instruments of

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national progress, but.

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Speaker 2: You should build businesses that employ.

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Speaker 3: Others, create content that uplift those around you. Use your

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influence to force the unity and not division. We are

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in a world where this information spread easily. Verify before

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you amplify, Please lead the digital space. Reflect the value

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that bind us together as a people, honestly, compassionate, discipline,

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and patriotism. Patriotism is not about slogans and political theater.

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It is about words we contribute to the common good.

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Every gap and every app you design, every story you tell,

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every brand you build is a statement to the world

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about who we are and what we stand for as

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a nation. This administration understands the important of this new frontier.

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That’s where that is why we are making strategic investments

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in digital and structure and broadband expansion. We are committed

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to ensuring that abside study, Internet is not a privilege

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for the view but it rights enjoyed.

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Speaker 2: The alln Vierians.

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Speaker 3: We are also supporting innovation through the National Digital Innovation

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Fund and not turning the startup ecosystem. With policies that

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promote growth and reduce unnecessary regulation. We will not lose

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focus on cybersecurity. Every Nigeria has a right to be

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protected in both the physical and digital domains.

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Speaker 2: And you are the young people of this country.

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Speaker 3: You remain most important, the most important investment.

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Speaker 2: You are of a nation.

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Speaker 3: Your ideas, your energy, and your commitment to national development

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among the Igerian’s greatest assets. So I challenge you to

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use your platforms not only for self expression, anger or retaliation,

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but from problem solving, to build solutions that address our

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nation’s names, to mentor others as we grow, and to

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promote digital literacy and accountability in every corner of our society.

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Let your leadership be defined by integrity. Let your digit

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entire footprints reflect the best of val nation. Let your

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actions speak of a generation that did not wait for

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permission to lead, stepped forward with your courage and with clerity.

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Nigerian’s part of prosperity will be shaped by many forces.

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Speaker 2: Let yours inclusive and relevant.

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Speaker 3: But none will be more positive than the choices made

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by those who there to imagine and who processes the

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skill to build. Just imagine the vacns are great female footballers.

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Speaker 2: They were down to zero before AFTERI orliary soul unless

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what we will have given off, But they came off.

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Speaker 3: With perseverance, determination and consistency to bring the glory to

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the entire nation. So let us move forward together like

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they did. Let’s your creatiquity continue to inspire. Let your

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enterprise create opportunity, and yet your example show this generation

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is not only ready.

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Speaker 2: For the future, but ready to lead the future.

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Speaker 3: I pray may your work be guided by wisdom. Many

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your voices we lived others, and may your generation be

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remembered not just for its potential, for the full achievements

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of the reality of our time. God bless you Alls

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war Hold Lady Bay.

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Speaker 1: You bring me in a more digital way