1. India-Nigeria Relations- Leveraging Indian ICTs for Nigeria
Presentation by
High Commissioner of India
B.N. Reddy
[Indian Professionals Forum (IPF), Lagos]
5 September 2017

3. A Snapshot of India
Population: 1.25 Billion (2nd Largest) on August 2017
Area: 3.2 mn sq kms (7th Largest)
Polity: Parliamentary Democracy under 1950 Constitution with electoral college of over 714 mn; 16 General Elections in 70 years.
Media: ~70,000 Publications, 1,400 TV Stations,
GDP: PPP: $ 9.5 Tn (3rd); Nominal: $ 2.45 trillion (6th)
Composition: Services:53%, Industry:30%, Agriculture:17%
GDP Growth: 7.9% in ; 7.1% in
India’s share in global GDP -2.99% (in Nominal terms) and
7.32% (in PPP terms)
Trade/GDP: 27%; Exports: $275 bn; Imports $ 380 bn ( )
Fixed Investment/GDP: 32.2%
Market Cap/GDP: 150% Approx. Fiscal Deficit: 4.7% of GDP
FDI –Number on destination in the world; US $60 billion in 2016
World’s youngest country with average age of 29 years in 2020 3

4. India-Marching Ahead
India will be the fastest growing major economy in 2017
Make in India –Aimed at increasing the share of manufacturing in GDP from 16 to 25%; create 100 million jobs; 25 sectors identified (prominent role for ICTs)
Launch of Goods and Services Tax -1 July 2017 – A common national market;
Smart Cities -60 cities identified; 40 more to come [energy, transport, environment, ICT, buildings]
Start-up India –World’s youngest start-up nation -72% founders 35 years; Internet and Financial services
Digital India –digitial infra for every citizen; Pan-India fibre-optic network; broadband to 250,000 villages by 2019

5. Nigeria-India: Current Picture
Striking socio-economic & legal similarities
Leveraging complementarities
India is Nigeria’s Largest Trading Partner ($9.5 bn in – Exports-1.8 bn; Imports-7.7 bn); About 1/6th of India-Africa Trade
One of the largest Investors in Nigeria ($ 10 bn)
Estimated as 2nd Largest Employer (over135 Indian Cos)
To align with ERGP of Nigeria
Pole Spot in Power, Automotive sector, Pharma, Health,
Incoming Projects: Power including solar, Agri-related, Petro-Chem, Health
~35,000 Indians in Nigeria 5

6. Nigeria-India ICT Ties
From Multi-links to Airtel: Lowering Thresholds
Wide Presence of Indian Telecom Experts
Training IT Personnel in Nigeria: NIIT & ApTech
Indian IT in Banking, Telecom, Fin. Services
Partnering & Mentoring Nigerian IT Stakeholders
Role of ITEC and IAFS Training - 50 slots (out of 310)
Pan African e-Network-to bridge digital divide; tele-education(5 univ) and tele-medicine(5 hosp)
Efforts underway to make stronger presence in telecommunications sector

7. India & Nigeria: Twinning of KBEs
Bringing Indian Telecom Model to Nigeria
ICT Tipping Points: Numbers, Wages & English
Triggering an ICT Revolution in Nigeria
Scaling-Up, Fostering and Sustaining ICT
e-Governance as Driver for Transformation
ICT Sector as Job Provider & Branding Tool
India as Peer & Partner for Nigerian ICT!
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