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- 9 Jul 2025
UpSkill Universe Launches 'Skills for Business' to Empower 10,000 African SMEs, in Collaboration with HP and Google
UpSkill Universe has announced the launch of the Skills for Business programme, a new initiative to help 10,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria and South Africa build critical…
- 8 Apr 2026
Google, UpSkill Universe Relaunch Hustle Academy to Bring Free AI Skills to Africans
Google and UpSkill Universe, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading AI and business skills training partner, have announced a major redesign of the Google Hustle Academy programme. For the first time, the free…
- 17 Nov 2025
7,500 African SMEs to Receive AI and Digital Trade Skills Through New Google and AfCFTA Secretariat Programme
Thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Nigeria and the African continent can now gain critical AI and digital skills to expand their businesses and trade continent-wide. Google…
- 24 May 2023
MTN Nigeria Shines at SABRE Awards Africa with Five Certificates of Excellence
In acknowledgment of its accomplishments in harnessing public relations and communication to foster public-private partnerships and shared value in Nigeria, MTN Nigeria has received five Certificates…
- 9 Feb 2009
Lasu, ICT Firms Float Software Academy
The Lagos State University has inked an agreement with major ICT power houses including Hewlett Packard, Microsoft and Cisco that will see the establishment of a software institute on campus, Nigeria…
- 17 Oct 2023
5 Ways Google Health is Using AI in Africa
Every day across Africa, people turn to Google products like Search, YouTube and Fitbit for insights about their health and wellbeing. But many may not know that we have also been researching how AI…
- 19 Feb 2020
Coca-Cola’s Safe Birth Initiative Makes A Stop @ Alimosho General Hospital, Donates N267m Equipments
Ensuring healthy lives, promoting wellbeing and better healthcare outcomes for all at all ages is one of the Sustainable Development Goals which Nigeria, along with all members of the United Nations…
- 17 Jan 2023
Ehizua Hub, Igbinedion Launch IUO Okada Hub
Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to promote digital innovation and technopreneurship by Ehizua Hub and Igbinedion University, Okada, an IUO Hub has been established to close…
- 7 Oct 2021
Kendall Ananyi, CEO Tizeti Awards Scholarships to UNIBEN Electrical Engineering Graduating Class
Kendall Ananyi, Chief Executive Officer of Tizeti, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet and voice service provider, has awarded a grant to the Class of 2021 of the Electrical and Electronics…
- 4 Nov 2024
MTN Nigeria Receives Award for Contributions to Media Development
MTN Nigeria has received a “Media Capacity Development Support Award” for its immense contributions towards the growth and development of media practitioners across Nigeria. The award was presented…
- 29 Jul 2015
Microsoft Vows to Create 100,000 Job Opportunities by Year End
Microsoft is aiming to create over 100,000 job opportunities and reach over seven million people across the Middle East and Africa by the end of the year through its Employability Platforms, in…
- 13 Sept 2022
Why Digital and Tech Skills Need to be Included at all Levels of Education
Education is, without a doubt, a fundamental human right. Today, digitalisation enables us to improve education and provide equal access to all. But where do we even begin? In a world when everything…
- 19 May 2019
Microsoft opens Africa Development Centre (ADC) Site in Lagos
Microsoft over the weekend opened Nigeria’s site of its first Africa Development Centre (ADC). The centre, which is Microsoft’s 7th globally, is recruiting world-class African engineering talent to…
- 18 Feb 2020
Coca-Cola Tackles Maternal & Infants Mortality in Lagos
Residents of Lagos State have more reasons to smile this new year with the regional launch of Coca-Cola’s Safe Birth Initiative (SBI), a program aimed at reducing maternal and infant death rates…
- 19 Nov 2025
Google Launches AI Skilling Blueprint as Part of Broader Africa-Focused AI Initiatives
Google on Wednesday launched the AI Skilling Blueprint for Africa, a comprehensive policy roadmap designed to help governments build a future-proof workforce. The launch is the centerpiece of a…
- 27 Nov 2025
Google Deploys $7.5m for AI-Ready Workforce in Africa
Google has launched the AI Skilling Blueprint for Africa, a comprehensive policy roadmap designed to help governments build a future-proof workforce. The initiative is the centerpiece of a broader…
- 31 Jul 2025
Africa Tasked to Fast-track AI Skills Development
Africa has been urged to fast-track the development of Artificial intelligence (AI) skill to benefit from its economic value. AI could contribute $1.5 trillion to Africa’s economy by 2030 if the…
- 16 Oct 2020
Tobechukwu Okigbo, Corporate Service Expert Trains SMEs on Crisis Management
Tobechukwu Okigbo, corporate service and crisis management expert, has joined other experts to upskill SMEs on stakeholder and crisis management at The Revv Programme masterclass. The…
- 10 Jul 2024
Odunayo Sanya, Bayo Adekambi, Others advocate for more of AI integration in Nigeria Non-Profit sector
The 2024 Microsoft AI for Social Good Summit that was held yesterday at Microsoft Office, Ikoyi, Lagos witnessed top stakeholders in the non-profit sector in Nigeria as they advocated for more…
- 25 Sept 2024
Brain Drain: NCC Tasks Telcos to Partner Academia to Groom Telecom Talents
In an effort to bridge the skills gap and curb brain drain in the Nigerian telecom sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has tasked telcos with industry-academia collaboration. Dr…
- 22 Nov 2017
Facebook Announces Nigeria Initiative, Targets NG_Hub Launch Next Year
By peter oluka Facebook, Wednesday, announced a new nationwide initiative in Nigeria to further cement its commitment and investment in the country, and across the continent. Incorporating a series…
- 1 Oct 2020
HR Experts Train SMEs on Efficient Workforce Management
As part of its commitment to upskilling SMEs in a post-COVID economy, MTN Nigeria’s Revv Programme trained small business owners on the most efficient ways of managing the workforce. The virtual…
- 12 Feb 2023
Terra Academy for the Arts Celebrates Graduation of Its 1st Cohort
Terra Academy for The Arts (TAFTA), a provider of world-class creative education, career support, and entrepreneurial opportunities, has marked the graduation ceremony of its 1st cohort with a…
- 26 Sept 2021
Shell Donates Subsea Training Facilities to UNIPORT
Shell, Nigeria deep-water arm of global energy giant, has donated multimillion naira laboratory equipment and software packages to the Offshore Technology Institute of the University of Port Harcourt…
- 7 Feb 2025
Airtel Nigeria’s Communications Director Champions Workforce Transformation at PAU Career Fair
Femi Adeniran, the Director of Corporate Communications and CSR Airtel Nigeria, has called for a human centric approach to workforce transformation in the face of rapid technological advancements.…
- 11 Jan 2023
PAICTA, Check Point Software Partner to Provide Inclusive Access to Cybersecurity Skills Across Africa
The Pan African Information Communication Technology Association (PAICTA), an organisation that advocates for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), young people, women, and people with disabilities by…
- 3 Oct 2018
Microsoft Backs DSN’s Deep Learning Bootcamp to Upskill Local Developers in Modern Technologies
Microsoft Africa is the lead sponsor of the third edition of the Data Science Nigeria (DSN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) bootcamp, which is aimed at building capacity in the use of Deep Learning…
- 4 Aug 2019
Sterling Bank, Firm Train Nigerian Graduates on Software Engineering
Sterling Bank Plc has partnered Decagon Software Engineering in upskilling 5,000 Nigerian graduates in order to bridge the demand gap for Software Engineers. Speaking at a briefing in Lagos,…
- 9 Nov 2018
Preparing Nigerian Youths For The Future of Work
by Adeniyi Ogunfowoke Thousands of Nigerian graduates from universities across the country join the labour market (some prefer to say favour market) annually . Whether it is labour or favour market,…
- 9 Dec 2022
Learn Networking Academy, Check Point Partner for African Digital Skills Development
Check Point® Software Technologies, a provider specialising in cybersecurity worldwide, and the Learn Networking Academy, a South African-based non-governmental organisation specialising in…