The Federal Government of Nigeria at the ongoing39th Gulf Information Technology Exhibition GITEX has invited investors toleverage on the potential of Nigeria to do businesses for the boosting of itsdigital economy. The Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami, madethe call at the African Investment Forum, a platform designed to showcase theopportunities in Nigerian, African ICT sector. GITEX is the biggest annual technology gathering ofthe Middle East, North Africa and South Asia with over 200,000 technologyinterests and over 145 countries in participation. Pantami, who emphasised on the opportunities inNigeria, said that investors could leverage on the demography, youthfulpopulation, skills and readiness of Nigerians to come and do businesses. According to him, Nigeria has the right policies forbusinesses. He said Nigeria could also bost of approximately 200million people living in the country.Pantami further said that with an average age ofover 18 years, Nigeria had a potential and critical mass of ‘digital natives’that could transform the country into a regional and global ICT power house.