FG Signs Agreement With Huawei To Establish 300 Academies In Nigeria

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it has signed an agreement with tech giants, Huawei and CISCO to establish a minimum of 300 academies in Nigeria and to train a minimum of 30,000 citizens in advanced ICT.

This is even as the country pushes its digital economy through partnerships with various global tech companies.

Earlier, this year, the government also signed an agreement with Microsoft to train 5 million Nigerians, especially in the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, who disclosed this said all these are part of the government’s efforts towards achieving the target of attaining 95% digital literacy in the country by 2030.

The conference is an annual event where experts converge to discuss the progress and achievements of CISCO Academy in mentorship, and career development programmes in the country and to strengthen the partnership it has enjoyed with the NITDA over the years.