…strengthening consumer protection and cybersecurity, and promoting digital literacy, particularly among women, youths, persons with disabilities and underserved communities. The conference, hosted by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and the Nigerian Communica…

…did not hide his displeasure, characterizing the lady's actions as a sign of illiteracy. The viral video, which shows the unnamed woman getting her alleged lover's face permanently inked on her own face, has sparked widespread debate across social media networks. Watch the viral video below View this post on Instagram…

…and nearly 80 digital computer workstations, is expected to enhance students’ digital literacy and access to quality learning resources. The minister disclosed that the Tinubu administration inherited 36 abandoned and poorly executed e-library projects in Unity Colleges across the country, adding that 16 of the facilit…

…Shuni Muhammad Dahiru is the new executive secretary of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, replacing Professor Shu'aibu Shehu Aliyu, who was reassigned to the Petroleum Trust Development Fund (PTDF) in April. To replace Mathias Byuan, the former executive director, finance of the…

…young people. She disclosed that during her visit, she toured a digital village where literacy, vocational training and life skills programmes are being implemented, as well as a primary healthcare centre providing routine immunisation and nutrition screening services. “What I saw today was truly impressive. The digita…

…in underserved communities lack access to computers, reliable internet and digital literacy opportunities, leaving them at a disadvantage in an increasingly technology-driven global economy. Successive interventions by the Federal Government have sought to improve school enrolment and learning outcomes through initiati…

…AI & digital education - AI-assisted learning, coding from primary school, digital literacy for all, robotics & automation, AI tools, data science and cybersecurity. Community colleges - Associate degrees, technical certifications, entrepreneurship programmes, adult education, continuing education and digital skills tr…

…these efforts, but rather celebrate and support them with access to capital, financial literacy, and business management skills. However, to limit the national conversation to this single point is to fail our young people profoundly. The debate should not end with whether our youth can sell akara, but with a far more u…

…digital systems, limited interoperability, inadequate coordination, poor digital literacy among health workers, and infrastructure gaps still exist. She said the stakeholders’ engagement provides an opportunity for government agencies, development partners, health professionals, implementing partners, academia, and oth…

…board in delivering its mandate. The forum resolved to tackle poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and out-of-school children, identified as major drivers of insecurity across the region. It emphasised sustained investments in education, agriculture, livelihoods, youth empowerment and skills development alongside ongoing…

…help us put more money in the hands of ordinary Nigerians while also improving pension literacy and awareness." Announcing the maiden National Pension Week, Oloworaran said: "It will hold from September 15 to 19. The initiative is designed to draw attention to the pension industry, bring stakeholders together, improve…

…acceptable assistance from unethical dependence. Training programmes on AI literacy should become part of postgraduate education so that emerging researchers understand both the strengths and limitations of these technologies. Ethical competence in AI use is rapidly becoming as important as competence in research metho…

…conducting step-down training for colleagues and communities, and expanding media literacy initiatives. To encourage responsible information sharing, participants formally adopted the #CheckBeforeYouPost campaign, urging Nigerians to verify information before publishing, forwarding or sharing content on digital platfor…

…courses delivered on Telegram and Teachable. Participants require only basic computer literacy to enrol, with learners ranging from job seekers and entrepreneurs to employees being upskilled by their organisations. Data Entry Academy and Varsity Scape previously participated in the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowsh…

…conditions. She is committed to developing future talent and advancing financial literacy among younger generations. Before joining Unilever Nigeria Plc in 2018, she held key positions at UAC Plc, Helios Towers Nigeria, and Makasa Sun Nigeria Limited, where she established control frameworks from the ground up, elimina…

…of northern Nigeria, millions of young people remain trapped in a cycle of poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and hopelessness. Too many children are outside the formal education system. Too many young men and women possess neither vocational skills nor realistic economic prospects. Too many communities have watched op…

…he said. Reflecting on his more than four decades in Rotary, Babalola recounted how a literacy project he participated in as a young Rotaractor transformed his outlook on service. "I watched a woman hold a piece of paper and read her own name for the first time. That moment redirected me. I was not simply a young man w…

The drivers of insecurity in Nigeria are multi-dimensional and include poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, weak governance, corruption, ethnicity, religious extremism and marginalisation

…3) His condition verges on absolute poverty. 4) Her level of education verges on illiteracy. 5) The hedging verges on dishonesty. 6) The man's spiritual condition verges on apostasy. The verb border also takes the particle on and is synonymous with verge on: 1) His insensitivity borders on misanthropy. 2) The happy-go-…

…The partnership positions TikTok as a direct collaborator in NITDA's broader digital literacy push, joining a growing list of public and private sector partnerships the agency has formed in recent months to expand digital inclusion across the country. What you should know The TikTok partnership adds to NITDA's expandin…

…parts of Africa. That does not happen by accident. It requires governments to treat AI literacy as workforce infrastructure rather than a digital add-on. It requires large technology companies to invest in free, practical, human-led training at a genuine scale, not just content libraries. And it requires employers, fro…

Experts are calling for urgent action on financial literacy as an emerging “kids economy” reshapes the opportunities — and risks — facing Africa’s youngest generation. Children today are growing up in a world that moves at the speed of a tap. Digital transactions, online commerce, creator economies, and financial decis…