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Are you a developer? Seeking a career shift or prospecting for opportunities in Nigeria’s evolving digital economy? The government is offering you an additional window to pursue your dreams with the launch of the www.digitalnigeria.gov.ng portal and the ‘Digital Nigeria’ mobile app,
The new platforms are part of the Nigerian government’s commitment to enable Nigerians acquire high level digital skills from the comfort of their homes.
According to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, here are some of the benefits from the new vista for self development: They are the objectives for launching the platforms:
- to empower innovators and entrepreneurs with skills required to thrive in Nigeria’s emerging digital economy;
- to provide capacity building in a wide range of areas, including Digital Literacy, Productivity Tools, Web Development, Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Database Administration, Networking, Programming, Internet of Things and Soft Skills;
- to create a platform to support a paradigm shift from degrees to skills and bridge the gap between the academia and industry;
- to promote the development and distribution of instructional materials in electronic format; and
- to create an enabling environment for building the capacity of Innovation Driven Enterprises (IDEs) and Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through e-learning channels.
