The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has approved the establishment of a Digital Economy Centre in Kafanchan, headquarters of Kaduna South.

This was contained in a letter by Dr Mohammed Kumo, the Head of Project Management, NITDA on Wednesday in Kafanchan.

Kumo said the project was aimed at facilitating access to digital services such as e-learning, adding that facilities to be deployed to the centre comprised of computers, internet connectivity, Local Area Network, an e-learning solution, a solar-powered inverter and a generator among others.

The approval was sequel to a request by Sen. Sunday Katung (PDP-Kaduna South).

Access24 reports that Katung had promised during his electioneering campaign to make Southern Kaduna an ICT hub if elected into the National Assembly, saying that ICT was fast becoming a goldmine that youths needed to take advantage of toward self-reliant.