The information and communications technology sector has almost doubled its contribution to Nigeria’s GDP in the last three years and is expected to be a main driver of economic growth, according to the country’s ICT minister.

“The industry currently contributes 9.58 percent to GDP (Q3 2014) and is further enabling other parts of the economy,” Omobola Johnson said Monday when presenting her ministry’s scorecard on growth since 2011. “The industry is now viewed as critical, ranked with oil and gas and power.”

Three years ago, ICT contributed only 5.46 percent of Nigeria’s GDP. This year the sector is on track to generate about $50 billion of the country’s total GDP.

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