The Vice President, Kashim Shettima has lauded Google’s N1.2 billion grant initiative for the Tinubu administration’s 1 million jobs scheme.
The Vice President stated this when he received in audience some executives of Google – a leading global technology company, at the Presidential Villa.
According to the Vice President, the announcement of a grant of N1.2 billion to support the Tinubu administration’s digital jobs initiative was commendable and worthy of emulation by other companies.
Earlier in his remark, the Director of Google West Africa, Olumide Balogun said the company was excited about the Tinubu administration’s vision of creating one million digital jobs and was committing over N1.2 billion in grants to support the initiative.
He said the company through the programme would provide digital skills to over 20,000 youths and women to enhance and improve their lives and livelihoods, and also enable several startups to grow and create thousands of jobs in the sector.
On his part, Google Africa’s Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, Charles Murito, said the company remains committed to investing in digital infrastructure across Africa, noting that digital transformation in the continent can be the driver of the targeted technology jobs.
The Google initiative is designed to train 20,000 Nigerian women and youth in digital skills. This initiative aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s commitment to increasing the participation of young Nigerians in the digital economy by creating 1 million digital jobs.
The delegation from Google also includes Programme Manager, Google Africa, Ms Oluwatamilore Oni; the Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager, Adewolu Adene and Communications and Public Affairs Manager for Google West Africa, Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, among others
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