The operator of 7411 National Directory has commended the efforts of Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications and Technology for harmonizing and warehousing all credible, relevant and useful data across the country Nigeria for daily use through the open data initiative.
Okeowo Desmond Olasubomi, chief executive officer, 7411 National Directory, said that when data are completely harmonized, warehoused and made accessible, the average citizen of Nigeria both at home or in the diaspora gets instant help and self education on almost all areas of life.
Okeowo commended the efforts and initiative of Mrs Johnson’s ministry and said her dreams for Nigeria at large ;technology wise is world class and will go ahead to help humanity in the long run.
“Information as we all know is power. Without access to basic information nothing else can function. The world today revolves daily around access to basic information. This is what we at the 7411 Bureau of Information and directory have championed” he added.
According to Okeowo, Nigeria till today has been without access to information for years.
He stated that “This is why anybody can lay claim virtually to anything without the other party finding proofs or authenticating such claims which may be false or life threatening.Lives have been lost, people have been battered, serial offenders have continued business and the morale of our nation continually dampened”
“But I tell you, we will move this country forward by all means. This country Nigeria is our own. No one from outside, either white or black will rebuild it for us. We must jointly wake up and start the process of rebuilding” Okeowo added
And to the people who still profit from non-genuine and shady activities, Okeowo said, they should start planning to relocate outside Nigeria.
“The time is now when our collective destinies lies in our togetherness and complete usage of technology. Once you have a phone now in Nigeria, you can dial 7411 on your phone, and we run this services 24 hours daily. You begin getting access to life changing tips and information to make decisions and develop yourself” he added.