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Students in Tech, a new nationwide community platform designed to connect Nigerian students with careers, funding, mentorship, and opportunities in the country’s technology ecosystem, has officially launched, with the goal of bridging the gap between campus talent and industry opportunity.

The initiative, established by TechMedia Africa, one of Africa’s fastest-growing technology media platforms, is an ongoing community for students in universities, polytechnics, monotechnics, and colleges of education.

Through the platform, students will receive mentorship, career guidance, and access to opportunities across high-demand technology fields, including software engineering, data analytics, product design, project management, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence engineering.

It also provides a dedicated platform for students who are already building startups or developing innovative technology ideas to access grants, startup funding, accelerator and incubation programmes, fellowship opportunities, founder mentorship, and industry exposure through TechMedia Africa’s ecosystem and partner network.

“Students in Tech is about creating a structured pathway for students who are already building, learning, and innovating, but often lack access to the networks, mentorship, and opportunities that can accelerate their journey,” said Obianyimuo Nchedo Annastasia, Students in Tech Project & Community Operations Manager.

Addressing Nigeria’s growing digital skills challenge

The launch comes at a time when Nigeria’s digital economy is expanding rapidly. The sector is projected to contribute more than $18 billion to the economy by the end of 2026, yet the country faces a significant shortage of digitally skilled talent.

Recent projections show that Nigeria’s labour force will require 28 million digitally skilled workers by 2030, while an IFC and World Bank report estimates that 230 million jobs across Sub-Saharan Africa will require digital skills by 2030.

At the same time, Nigeria produces approximately 600,000 graduates every year, many of whom struggle with unemployment or underemployment despite growing opportunities in technology.

TechMedia Africa believes that one of the country’s greatest untapped advantages lies within its tertiary education system, which is estimated to have more than 2.5 million students across universities, polytechnics, monotechnics, and colleges of education.

Students in Tech is designed to close the gap between technical skills, industry exposure, and access to opportunities by focusing directly on students while they are still in school.

Building a technology community across Nigerian campuses

Students in Tech is a long-term community platform built around two core pillars — Student Professionals and Student Founders — reflecting the different pathways students take into the technology ecosystem.

Student Professionals: For students pursuing careers in technology, Student Professionals provides access to technical training, mentorship, job and internship opportunities, gig opportunities, CV and portfolio reviews, interview preparation, career guidance, and industry networking. Members will be supported in building careers across software engineering, data analytics, product design, project management, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technology fields.

Student Founders: For students already building startups or exploring entrepreneurial ideas, Student Founders provides access to grants, startup funding opportunities, accelerator programmes, fellowship opportunities, incubation programmes, founder mentorship, startup storytelling through TechMedia Africa, and networking across Nigeria’s startup ecosystem.

A call to students across Nigeria

TechMedia Africa is inviting students across Nigerian universities, polytechnics, monotechnics, and colleges of education to join the initiative and become part of a community focused on building Africa’s digital future.

Are you a Nigerian student? This is the time to Learn, Connect, Build, and Grow. Your future in tech starts now.

About TechMedia Africa

TechMedia Africa is a technology media platform reporting on African-built technology and its impact across the continent.

With a clear editorial vision, TechMedia Africa tells the stories of founders, innovators, policymakers, investors, and ecosystem builders shaping Africa’s digital future. More importantly, it examines how technology is transforming the lives of more than 1.5 billion people across Africa, making it uniquely positioned to connect students with the continent’s innovation ecosystem.

For media enquiries and partnership opportunities, contact: Editorial Management, TechMedia Africa contact@techmedia.africa | editorial@techmedia.africa

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"THE YOUTHS OF 1960s AND THE YOUTHS OF TODAY: A Look Into The Stagnation of Nigeria."

What was the progress made in the 1960s and which age grade played a larger role?

Why are the then Youths of 1960 still in the corridors of power?

What impact has the Youths of now on the Nation?

Can the youths of now play a larger role in the decision making of our country?

How can this be done?

Come, tell a friend to tell a friend. Come all and hear this wonderful intellectually endowed friend of mine, Favour Onuoha , speak.

Date: Saturday, 15th 2020 (9.00pm)
Venue: https:///Wetheyouths

donbachi:
Hope not some pro-buhari youths.

WE THE YOUTHS is a non-partisan organization and so much distance herself in support to any Political party or politicians. We are diverse and are gearing towards playing vital role by participating in our own capacity to the good of this nation.

WHAT IS NIGERIA’S PROBLEM?

Quite a simple question almost every one will conclude at first glance. Yet, in my quest to understand Nigeria's problem-the insecurity it faces, the economic woes despite her abundant natural and human resources- I have engaged so many people and found out that many Nigerians view the problem that plague their Nation from the spectrum of how the nation’s adversities affects them as individuals.

While their answers are not wrong, most of the answers does not give the broad base on which possible solution to the problem can be engendered.

What is undeniable though, is the obvious fact that Nigeria has numerous problem and one answer can’t be considered as the best or universal. Yet we must not fail to see that, perhaps, Nigeria Problems indeed do have a root which when uprooted will weaken the effects of others.

To that regard, one can rephrase the above question by asking, WHAT IS NIGERIAN’S MAIN PROBLEM.?

In as much that we claim to understand our problems, reevaluation of it and in-depth analysis of what we think our problems are and, perhaps the scaling of it, will give us the mental know-how to tackle our difficulties properly.

Tomorrow, August 8 2020 by 9.00 pm, a group of Youths under the umbrella of WE THE YOUTHS will freely express their opinions and proffer their suggestions. You too can be among.

Click the link to join the discussion https:///Wetheyouths

Revolution? I mean is revolution the solution to our situation?. Can our current condition be resolved through revolution?

The administration is bad. But we said that 5 years ago. We said it 10 years ago. We said it 16 years ago. I mean our government has always been bad. But I think we should -even it's for a minute- focus our blame on us, the citizens.

We've allowed hatred, mistrust, bigotry to cloud our judgement. Our morality is a measure of our ethnicity. Our human empathy an attribute of who loves us, who speaks our language or who share the same political views as ours. Revolution is not going to save our sorry ass because we are building a nation on misconception. On stereotypes.

The Hausa man tells the Igbo man that he is greedy and money conscious. The Igbo man tells the Hausa man that he has a cow brain and has nothing to offer. The Yorubas'are been criticized as being naive, cowardly and dirty.

Com'on guys, how can we build a prosperous nation on these stereotypes. How can we build a nation on these platform. Take down this administration and install another one from another tribe, the other tribes will still rise for a revolution.

I think what we should be talking about is MENTALITY REVOLUTION. We have to change our Orientation.

It doesn’t so much matter who you are or where are you from or what God you worship; the situation of Nigeria affects us all. Maybe you have a little cash in your pocket but I’ll give you a little advice. Don’t convert that money into dollar.
The county is on a constant flight to self-destruction. We’ve seen it before our very eyes.
You might pride our self as being apolitical. You focus on your dreams and turn blind eyes to the situation of Nigeria, but how able are you to achieve your dreams in this current economic situation? How willing are government policies able to help you take heed of your future?
Maybe the words of Plato could speak to us better “if you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools”
When I look at history, I’m always taken aback to maybe how Nigeria wasn’t founded on a strong rock but if the colonial masters divided and united us at will for their own self gain, our leaders have intensified this divisionism to loot our common wealth.
But must we allow this continuous exploitation? During election we are reminded how different we are. We are told not to vote for an Igbo man or a Yoruba man or an Hausa man, yet this same people will align themselves together and loot our treasure without prejudice to ethnicity or religion. When shall we learn from history? When shall we learn to align forces together and condemn corruption without been sentimental?
The youths have become the most apolitical in the age bracket. I don’t blame them that much. What good have they witnessed? What good have the government offered them? I read an article by Dr Alex Otti, the former group managing director of diamond bank and he claimed that in every minute, six Nigerians drop into poverty. If this is true, how scary. Which way Nigeria. Which way. We are the poverty capital of the world and yet I think we are not satisfied with that title. Our leaders so much want us to be the poverty capital of the universe. In as much that Nigeria leaders have given us reasons to be apolitical, we can’t afford to remain one. We can’t afford to remain ignorant of government activities.
The words of Bertolt Brecht, the German poet and activist, might speak louder and even clearer to us. He said and I quote “the worst illiterate is the political illiterate. He hears nothing, sees nothing, takes no part in political life. He does not seem to know that the cost of living, the price of beans, of flour, of rent, of medicine, all depends on political decisions. He even prides himself on his political ignorance, sticks out his chest and says he hates politics. He doesn’t know, the slowpoke, that from his political non-participation comes the prostitute, the abandoned child, the robber and worst of all, corrupt officials, the lackeys of exploitative multinational corporation” unquote.
It will not be wrong to assume that Nigeria leaders want us to be apolitical, because the only way we can collectively ask and seek that which is rightfully ours is by being politically aware. This burden falls on us all and more especially the youths.
My name is Emmanuel AC and I’m a member of we the youths. WE THE YOUTHS is a non-partisan organization that advocates for political literacy, political awareness and active political participation among youths. Her aim also included trying to blur tribal lines and the skepticism it drags along while replacing it with a nationalistic consciousness. We also advocate for free and credible election while making sure that the life of youths are not endangered during elections or used to perpetuate electoral malpractices. You too can become a member. Together we can build a nation we can proudly call our own.
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NIGERIAN'S DON'T WORK HARD TO SUCCEED. WE SUFFER TO SUCCEED.

"the general population of Nigeria keeps growing and about 6 Nigerians drop into poverty every minute." Dr Alex Otti, former Group Managing Director of Diamond Bank Plc, wrote in his article SLICING THE FATS FROM OUR BELLIES(II)

It was scary reading that and while I so much needed citation to authenticate his stand, I believed without questioning most of other revealing but far disturbing points in that article. For instance he detailed the robust spending of the national Assembly with Nigeria Senators being the second highest paid legislatures despite our shacked economy and valueless Naira. How many days in a year do they get to do their work?

Just 180 days. What do they get to do with the remaining 185 days? This does not worry you much because you are a focused Nigeria and you are really working hard to succeed. But are you really working hard? Make no mistake good people, Nigerian's don't work HARD to succeed, we SUFFER to succeed. Maybe you will begin to appreciate the looming danger when you become aware that the National Assembly budget per year, hovers around 125-150 billion Naira. That is over 15% of the annual combined budgets for education and health for 200m Nigerians.

Two things can save you from the looming disaster:

Leave the country or join forces to bring down this wickedness.

I know what you chose.

meobizy:
I did not read.

those who don't read are no more different from those who can't read.
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AFTER WATCHING BBNIJA WHAT’S YOUR FEELING: HAPPY OR SAD, LOVE OR HATE, MOTIVATED OR DEPRESSED?

To mirror down the reality of reality TV shows like bbnija is not the focus of this article. If the light porn scene, the romantic display, the fights, are the result of a heavily scripted behind-the-scene draft, the exact effect of conveying the “reality” in this display paid off. While this obviously put large chunk of morning into the pockets of the producers and of course the housemates, with the instantaneous fame and wealth, the effect on the masses, who seats before the screen with a divided attention between their house chores and the shows, has been obviously not explored. Or at least intentionally not talked of.

The question of what you feel could best be answered by the viewers and die-hard fans of this show. But how you actually feel is usually not self-made. Just like other real occurrences out there in the world- the death of a love one, the divorce of a spouse, an insult by a close colleague- what we do feel is often necessitated by environmental factors. This human tendency is being exploited by the reality TV shows which means that they make you feel what they want you to feel. This is not as bad as you might think. Yet, it might be worse than you ever imagined.

The potency of reality TV shows doing some good could be seen in the show “Naked Beach” aired in Channel 4 which featured participants of different shapes and sizes naked on a beach, by making viewers to embrace their body better and cherish who they are. To drive this home with an exam, a fat woman might begin to feel better after seeing people with her body size on reality TV shows flaunting their bodies and looking happy.
How happy the fat woman inside the TV real is, is a question answerable only by her and or a psychologist, who might know something by direct examination of the person in question. But the fat woman in front of the screen knows nothing of this. What she sees is a happy woman with her type of body.

While the capacity of doing good of that show, Naked Beach, could as well be scrutinizingly questioned, the objectives of other reality shows is always to make us feel what they want us to feel. This keeps them in business and will keep them in business for God knows how long, all to the near drastic consequence of the thousand and millions viewers.

To state a research by Mental Health Foundation is nothing but to conform with the obvious fears. The research says “Almost one-quarter (24 percent) of 18-24 year olds told YouGov that reality TV makes them worry about their body image. Our poll also suggest that the same young people are already more vulnerable than older adults to body-related distress, with nearly one-quarter of them (23) also saying that they had suicidal feelings because of concerns about their bodies.”

Whether you are a Viewer and derives sexual pleasure by secretly observing others engaged in sexual activity as often displayed in bbnija or whether you genuinely believe in the love being displayed there, you must know that your weakness is being exploited. And the long term effect of this psychological manipulation is not always gratifying.

What do you really feel during and after watching the show? Have you ever questioned your own potentials or beauty because of the show? Have you found yourself consciously or unconsciously comparing yourself with one of the housemates? If you have ever asked yourself one of these questions, then is time to part ways with the show.

Whatever you feel, happy or sad, loved or hate, depressed or motivated, perhaps you can do away with the show altogether and find motivation and any of the above mentioned, in the daily occurrence around you whose reality is at least not in question.

Join the discussion tonight. Also get a chance to meet Political aspiring youths who are ready to change the bad normal of Nigeria affairs.

OfoIgbo:
Meritocracy = Igbo Presidency

does it look to you we've taken side already?

Anyway, you can join the discussion.

come share your views.

Tomorrow, August 1st 2020, by 9.00pm We will be having our first Weekly discussion on Matters Arising.

TOPIC: MERITOCRACY OR IGBO PRESIDENCY? has been chosen as the subject for discussion.

Quite a topic to discuss in the current political trend when the slot for presidency is being considered the turn for the Igbos.

Since the return of civilian rule in 1999, an Igbo man has not controlled the central power.

Should we agitate for an igbo president or should we shun tribe and let the best man, irrespective of tribe, win?

These questions is of importance and our individual opinions will be well cherished.

Come loaded. Come to learn. Come with a friend.

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How much fun can you afford in Nigeria...

You want some day off your work to cool off from the stress of the work. You may have actually wanted to pay a long time friend a surprise visit, catch up with some lost moments and take in some harmless gossip. You may have planned to shut the world out, lock the windows, bolt the doors and binge watch TV shows. Let the world burn. I gotta have this moment. Or you love nature and have recently travelled to Kaduna. Maybe you just decided to walk the streets of Sabon Gari in Southern Kaduna and let you breath the air, feel the dirt and watch the locals milk their cows.

But how much fun can you afford?

Can you afford to take a day off your work without having not to risk firing. Can you shut out the world and binge watch Netflix. Can you feel the red untarred street of southern Kaduna without having to take to your heels as some point.

How much fun can we Nigerians afford?

Just to site an article I read on BBC sometime November last year. India's data rate is about the cheapest in the world. It cost an ordinary India 0.1- 0.26 dollars for I gigabit. That's about 42-109.2 naira using the current conversation rate of #420 per dollar. Again let me site this example from BBC

"Ramnath Mandal, employed as a driver, pays less than $3 a month for unlimited free calls. With that he gets 42GB of 4G data, at 1.5GB a day." 1260 naira for one month unlimited call plus 42GB.

If you were an Indian, you probably would have to watch all your favorite series online without constantly being distracted by your conscience that your data is on the burn. Or get to call your crush, talk for God knows how long, without having to hear that annoying but sweet MTN agent of a woman warning you that your airtime is no more. You can't continue this fun man!! You can't afford!!

One interesting fact about this is that one of Indian's largest telecommunication company is Airtel. How come Airtel sells very low data rate in India whereas we don't get to see this here. There are many reasons why this might be the cause, but one obvious fact is that Nigeria state of affairs does not allow you for some fun.

And this fun we so much seek. We so much crave. Sad thing is that we can't afford the fun we seek which, if we persists having this fun, is always disastrous to our living. Yet we seek it first without seeking first those factors that would have made the 'fun" fun.

Do you really have to go to a viewing center to watch a match because you have no light? Do you have to miss the BBnija show because you have no light? Do you have to loose your job because you asked for a day vacation which you deserve.

I'm a crazy ManU fan. I love Paul Pogba. He flicks the ball really well. I love watching Wan bissaka frustrate Sterling. But I know to enjoy my fun, I must first ask and fight for my right to good living.

Join https:///Wetheyouths today!!!

[b][/b] WE THE YOUTH is an organization that advocates for political literacy, political awareness and active political participation among youths. Her goals include trying to blur tribal lines and the unhealthy skepticism that it drags along while replacing it with nationalistic consciousness and a general sense of belonging. We also wish to arm youths with the desired tools that engenders good leadership and foster good governance.
my name is Emmanuel AC. i'm a member. You too can become a member. click here to join https:///Wetheyouths

Say no to tribalism. Tribalism has caused alot in this country. Listen to this podcast.

https://anchor.fm/emmanuel-ac/episodes/An-Introduction-To-Your-History-e4a9ju

The problem with Nigeria is Tribalism. Please guys listen to this podcast.


https://anchor.fm/emmanuel-ac/episodes/An-Introduction-To-Your-History-e4a9ju