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FG’s 1 MILLION DIGITAL JOBS: VP SHETTIMA LAUDS GOOGLE’S N1.2BN GRANT INITIATIVE

- Receives company’s executives at Presidential Villa

- “it’s time to think outside the box, create more job opportunities for Nigerians”

The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has lauded Google’s N1.2 billion grant initiative for the Tinubu administration’s 1 million jobs scheme.

The Vice President stated this today when he received in audience some executives of Google – a leading global technology company, at the Presidential Villa.

According to the Vice President, the announcement of a grant of N1.2 billion to support the Tinubu administration’s digital jobs initiative was commendable and worthy of emulation by other companies.

“Let’s think outside the box and create more job opportunities. We need to walk the talk. It is easy to pontificate but very difficult to bring all of the ideas to fruition. I want to assure you, this administration is ready to partner with you.

“Nigeria is ready for business. The President that we have now wants to leave a legacy that Nigerians will be proud of many years after,” the VP explained.

Speaking about the potentials of Nigeria’s young population, Sen. Shettima said “we have a unique opportunity to harness the potentials of our huge youth population to create millions of jobs in the digital sector.

“We have more English-speaking people than many countries in Africa and beyond. We missed the agricultural age, we missed the industrial age and we are now in the knowledge-driven post-industrial age. We have the potential and a unique opportunity to fill the anticipated global talent deficit.”

“Access Bank is doing a lot in terms of digital skills, training 1000 youths in digital skills to create employment opportunities. We are working with Wema Bank, the Bank of Industry and other partners on this project. We are willing to partner with Google, we will work closely with you for the good of our nation,” he added.

Earlier in his remark, the Director of Google West Africa, Mr Olumide Balogun said the company was excited about the Tinubu administration’s vision of creating one million digital jobs and was committing over N1.2 billion in grants to support the initiative.

He said the company through the programme would provide digital skills to over 20,000 youths and women to enhance and improve their lives and livelihoods, and also enable several startups grow and create thousands of jobs in the sector.

On his part, Google Africa’s Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, Mr Charles Murito, said the company remains committed to investing in digital infrastructure across Africa, noting that digital transformation in the continent can be the driver of the targeted technology jobs.

He spoke about the potential in Africa, noting that “Google cannot achieve its vision and objectives if it doesn’t cover Nigeria effectively.”

The Google initiative is designed to train 20,000 Nigerian women and youth in digital skills. The programme is facilitated through a grant from Google's philanthropic arm to “Mind the Gap” in partnership with Data Science Nigeria and the Creative Industry Initiative for Africa. This initiative aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s administration's commitment to increasing the participation of young Nigerians in the digital economy by creating 1 million digital jobs.

The delegation from Google also includes, Programme Manager, Google Africa, Ms Oluwatamilore Oni; the Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager, Mr Adewolu Adene and Communications and Public Affairs Manager for Google West Africa, Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, among others.

Olusola Abiola
Director, Information
Office of the Vice President
15th August 2023

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Lovely move
Temporary subsidy payment till Dangote refinery is running and Naira appreciate against dollars


Last last. Headless mobs of IPOB republic shall be put to shame 😀

Invisible job will be created and the grant stolen.

Don't try to call that Money amount near poor people oo before you get kidnapped

Scam government

May FG’s 1 Million Digital Jobs: VP Shettima Lauds Google's N1.2bn Grant Initiative) favor me and my family

Only in pictures, we know

;Dw

ok

I hope this one will outsmart Osi baba.

Hehehe .

Hope it's not audio.

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That's very good of them

These days, unless you hate anything coding and computers, I advice you get a digital skill. Frontend, backend, cybersecurity, block chain, anything

Cuz these days na people wey dey earn in dollar no dey feel all this dollar rise una dey shout. Dem just dey cash out

A close tech bro of mine earning 7k dols per month. Naira moved 100 naira and his salary increased by over 700k. Dey play. Even if na copywriting or digital marketing

Good effort by the team at Google.
Access bank also doing some great stuff. Got their udacity scholarship and it was a very nice one

Hmmm

This government na wash!

Ggm

Come back when you make it $1.2b else you’re just playing

Laudable initiative. But they'll embezzle the funds and scuttle the entire idea.

Family and friends

Lets share the money

Confused President & Vice president

On ur mandate I stand gidigba

Good one.

One step up!!!

Gho

This is a good news

A bad news to some though, we know them. They sniff around like swines looking for terrible news to celebrate. How will someone wake up daily and all he looks for is sniffing for bad news, just imagine the amount of darkness and negative energies that move around them


This same people almost threw a party when they heard that our gallant men lost their lives yesterday in helicopter crash

Taylor90:
Invisible imaginary Jobs

Hoping on shettima to give you job is like waiting on Speed Darlington to apologize to Tunde Ednut

U never believe in anything good as long as it isn't coming from Obingo or someone from ur end. Pitiful!