The Federal Government and Microsoft Corporation have announced plans to equip no less than five million Nigerians with a digital upskilling programme in locations in each of the six geopolitical zones in the next three years.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Microsoft Corporation President, Mr. Brad Smith said the partnership would create 27,000 jobs leveraging on Microsoft’s experience in the utilisation of technology as an enabler for the delivery of public and social good.
The partnership with Microsoft Corporation anchored on connectivity, skilling and digital transformation followed discussions between both parties led by Osinbajo and Smith earlier in the year.
Osinbajo said the current administration is partnering with the technology giant to accelerate Nigeria’s advancement towards a more digital economy in line with the Economic Sustainability Plan.
“Our government is committed to leveraging innovation and technology to bring better outcomes across a wide area of governance concerns. Indeed, it is with this in mind that we have sought constructive partnerships that bridge the knowledge, skills and technology gap that exist in most of our communities,” Osinbajo said
