{"id":13096,"date":"2017-11-17T10:21:45","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T09:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandspurng.com\/?p=13096"},"modified":"2017-11-17T10:21:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T09:21:45","slug":"nigerias-vice-president-and-mastercard-president-and-ceo-discuss-role-of-technology-in-countrys-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandspurng.com\/2017\/11\/17\/nigerias-vice-president-and-mastercard-president-and-ceo-discuss-role-of-technology-in-countrys-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019s Vice President and MasterCard President and CEO Discuss Role of Technology in Country\u2019s Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><em>His Excellency, The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, GCON, met with the Mastercard President and CEO, Mr. Ajay Banga during a private meeting in which the two discussed the importance of developing a digital framework for Nigeria to support the country\u2019s ongoing transformation, ensuring the development of a more inclusive economy.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vice President Osinbajo recognized the critical role of technology in driving Nigeria\u2019s development, to help enable the country to benefit from the expansion of consumer and business spend as cities become hubs for commerce.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Banga spoke to the company\u2019s investment into the sector with the launch of Masterpass QR, which is geared to help local businesses overcome barriers to growth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11834\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He further highlighted the role that technology and innovation are playing in driving new opportunities to enable diversified economic growth, a point that resonates with the government\u2019s development goals. With half of the population residing in cities and generating more than 60 percent of the country\u2019s GDP, it will be vital to find efficient ways to serve the growing demand for services and infrastructure. Current estimates predicate that by 2035 close to 30 million people are likely to live in Lagos, turning it into the largest megacity on the continent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His Excellency, The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, GCON, met with the Mastercard President and CEO, Mr. Ajay Banga during a private meeting in which the two discussed the importance of developing a digital framework for Nigeria to support the country\u2019s ongoing transformation, ensuring the development of a more inclusive economy. Vice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[312,7,75],"tags":[1430,4239],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brandspurng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mastercard1-brand-spur.jpg?fit=900%2C488&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8rAyM-3pe","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":97134,"url":"https:\/\/brandspurng.com\/2021\/08\/06\/2021-osinbajo-day-set-to-hold-on-sunday\/","url_meta":{"origin":13096,"position":0},"title":"2021 \u2018Osinbajo Day\u2019 Set To Hold On Sunday, August 8","author":"Brand Spur","date":"August 6, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The second edition of 'Osinbajo Day'- a day set aside by the Osinbajo Grassroots Organisation (OGO) to celebrate Nigeria\u2019s Vice President; Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will hold this Sunday, August 8, 2021. 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