Tag: Digital Empowerment

Tinubu launches Nigeria Youth Academy Startup, flags off NiYA GIGS to boost digital empowerment

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Nigeria has entered a new phase of youth-focused innovation with the launch of the Nigeria Youth Academy (NiYA) Startup and the official flag-off of NiYA GIGS, unveiled on behalf of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the Chief of Staff, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila. The initiative has sparked widespread excitement as it introduces a transformative platform designed to harness the energy, creativity, and digital potential of Nigeria’s young population. Delivering a goodwill message at the event, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, described…

NCC restates commitment to Digital Empowerment for Young Women, Girls

Emporium Reporters

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to the promotion and empowerment of young women and girls in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the country. The Commission expressed this commitment during separate sensitization campaigns held at Government Girls’ Science School (GSS), Kuje and Nobel Hall Leadership Academy, Abuja on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, as it joined the rest of the world in marking the 10th anniversary of Girls in ICT Day 2021. The annual event is an initiative of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), designed…