Digital skills

In a bid to equip workers with essential skills for the future of work, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has launched a one-week digital skills training program for 100 of its members across the country. The training,…

Microsoft, a leading technology company, has emphasized the crucial role of digital skills development in driving Nigeria’s economic growth. The Country Manager of Microsoft Nigeria, Ola Williams, highlighted this in a statement issued…

The Live Your Dreams Africa Foundation, a Nigerian-based NGO, has empowered over 5000 African youths through a 10-week training program focused on high-demand digital skills. According to a statement from the Foundation, the training…

Amazon Web Services (AWS), a cloud computing company, has revealed that 30 to 45 percent of jobs in Nigeria will require digital skills by 2030. The Vice President of Global Services at AWS, Uwem Ukpong, who was in Nigeria recently to…

Over three million Nigerians are to benefit from a special digital skills programme to be floated by the Nigerian government in collaboration with WEMA Bank Plc. The initiative, code named ‘Skillnovation Programme’ will provide…

Nigeria's Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami has reiterated the need for  educational institutions in the country to end unemployability by equipping citizens with requisite skills rather than depending on…

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has reiterated the need to have more youth trained in digital skills in order to address the problem of employment. The Minister made this assertion at the 2021 Annual Luncheon of…

The Federal Government has trained 2,467 youths in four states across Nigeria in the pilot programme of the “Digital State Initiative”. The states include: Rivers, Lagos, Kano and Gombe States. The programme is part of the…