In a dual announcement today, May 3, 2021 by the federal government and Microsoft Corporation, no less than 5 million Nigerians are set to benefit from a digital upskilling programme in locations in each of the 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria. These locations will also enjoy active internet connection and cloud services courtesy of the digital transformation plan. The partnership with Microsoft Corporation is anchored on connectivity, skilling and digital transformation and it follows discussions between both parties led by
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Microsoft President Brad Smith earlier in the year. Speaking in a formal video announcement of the partnership, Osinbajo said
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FG/Microsoft partnership to equip 5m Nigerians with digital skills in 3 Years Osinbajo
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA
THE Federal Government has said that not less than five million Nigerians will benefit from a digital upskilling programme being made possible by a partnership arrangement with the Microsoft Corporation.
Also, locations in each of the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria would enjoy active internet connection and cloud services courtesy of this digital transformation plan.
The partnership with Microsoft Corporation anchored on connectivity, skilling and digital transformation followed discussions between both parties, led by the Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), and Microsoft President, Brad Smith, earlier in the year.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is to partner tech giant, Microsoft Corporation, to accelerate the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) on a deepened digital economy.
Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday, in Abuja, said that the vice president said this at the virtual formalisation of the partnership.
The vice president said the partnership would leverage Microsoft’s experience in the utilisation of technology as an enabler for the delivery of public and social good.
Under the partnership, no fewer than 5 million Nigerians would benefit from a digital upskilling programme. x
The partnership, anchored on connectivity, skilling and digital transformation, was sequel to discussions between both parties led by the by the vice president.
Benue receives UNESCO Certificate of Inscription of Kwagh-Hir theater
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By Peter Duru, Makurdi
Benue state government has received the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, Certificate of Inscription of Kwagh-Hir theater.
Making the presentation Thursday in Makurdi, Executive Secretary of National Institute for Cultural Orientation, NICO, Mr. Muhammad Yahuza explained that the nomination of Kwagh-Hir was adopted during the 14th Session of the Inter-Governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Bogota, Colombia 2019.
Yahuza explained that with the Kwagh-Hir inscription, Nigeria now had five cultural heritage on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity.
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