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- 3 Sept 2018
SAP Initiative ‘Africa Code Week’ Trains Over 500 Teachers in Edo State
Organizers of Africa Code Week (ACW) have said that over one thousand teachers will benefit from information and communications technology (ICT) training in Edo and Enugu States in 2018. The…
- 26 Jun 2015
SAP Africa Pilots Africa Code Week in Nigeria
SAP Africa has announced a software coding pilot project at the Ojodu Grammar School as part of the run-up to Africa Code Week (ACW) in October 2015. 100 children aged between 8 and 11 will be taught…
- 23 Sept 2016
SAP Africa Code Week Unlocks Africa’s Future
Over the next two weeks Nigeria will play host to a series of official train-the-trainer (TTT) sessions as the country takes on a leading role in the build up to SAP Africa Code Week (ACW) 2016.…
- 7 Oct 2016
Lagos Lauds SAP, Tips Africa Code Week to Bridge Digital Skills Gap
The Lagos State Government has identified ‘Africa Code Week’ (ACW), a continent-wide initiative to spark the interest of African children, teenagers and young adults in software coding, as a…
- 23 Nov 2016
Africa Code Week Exceeds Targets, Trains 427,000 Students in a Week
SAP's ambitious goal of equipping 5 million African youth with basic coding skills by 2025 took a bold step forward following the release of the results of this year's Africa Code Week. Almost…
- 21 Aug 2017
Ondo State Partners SAP to Hold Africa Code Week 2017
Africa Code Week (ACW), a continent-wide initiative to spark the interest of African children, teenagers and young adults in software coding, returns for the 2017 edition Africa Code Week is one of…
- 30 Aug 2017
Ondo State Empowers Teachers Ahead SAP Africa Code Week 2017
SAP’s Africa Code Week (ACW) initiative, has received accolades as a critical leverage to bridge the continent-wide digital divide, as well as being a significant launch-pad for youth empowerment in…
- 17 Aug 2020
SAP Africa Code Week goes Fully Online, Intros Mobile App
The 2020 edition of SAP Africa Code Week (ACW) will officially kick off in October, as the initiative goes fully online, with a number of new developments aimed at empowering Africa’s youth with…
- 11 Dec 2017
Africa Code Week trains 1.3m Youth
The 2017 edition of Africa Code Week exceeded expectations by empowering 1.3 million youth across 35 countries with basic coding skills. This number, according to organisers, indicated a 203%…
- 25 Sept 2019
SAP Africa Takes Code Week to Northern Nigeria
SAP Africa Code Week (ACW) has collaborated with Niger and Taraba state government in Northern Nigeria to bring digital skills training to teachers in the region for the first time. According to a…
- 14 Oct 2018
Africa Code Week frenzy hits Nigerian teachers, youths
Africa Code Week (ACW), a continent wide initiative of SAP, supported by partners such as Google, UNESCO, BMZ, Camden Trust, Cape Town Science Centre is set to run for 2 weeks from today the 15th to…
- 17 Feb 2019
2.3M Young Africans get Empowerment with Digital, Coding Skills
Those who still believe that African youths may be left behind in the global competitiveness with digital and coding skills should better have a rethink. With coding as a universal language that…
- 17 Nov 2022
NSSEC Teams Up with Coderina to Equip Teachers with Coding Skills
The recent partnership between the National Senior Secondary School Education Commission (NSSEC) with one of Africa's Leading EdTech Not for Profit; Coderina Education and Technology Foundation, is…
- 17 Dec 2017
Why and How Government Should Encourage Coding Education
Coding education has been identified as critical to prepare young people with requisite skills for future jobs and that is why governments must embrace the programme to reduce unemployment, …
- 8 Oct 2019
Google, Others Partner to Expand Digital Skills Program to Children across Africa
Google has announced that it is expanding its Digital Skills for Africa program to reach children in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. Google in a statement released on Tuesday said they will…
- 21 Feb 2018
World Child Innovation (Nigeria) Awards Jury Constituted
The jury has been constituted for the World Child Innovation Awards Nigeria.The jury includes eminent personalities such as Dr Aminat Showole, Adem Karaduman, Peter Oluka and Olajide Ademola Ajayi.…
- 8 Oct 2017
EU Seeks Youth Participation in Economic Transformation Through ICT
Participants at the European Union- Nigeria Business Forum have expressed optimisms in the potency of the information and communication industry to provide grounds for youths to thrive. The…
- 7 Mar 2016
SAP’s Push for Technology in Education Continues FLL in Lagos
Annually, 29,000 children in over 80 countries around the world participate in a phenomenon known as the FIRST® LEGO® League. This year is no different as Nigerian kids get their thinking caps on to…