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Google director for West Africa Olumide Balogun said the company would commit funds and provide digital skills to women and young people in Nigeria and also enable startups to grow, which will create jobs
Google intends to train 20,000 Nigerian youth, mostly women in digital skills. The company also said that it would provide a grant of 1.2 billion naira (US$1.6 million) to help the governments create one million digital jobs in the country. The timeframe for creating the job is not known. This was revealed by Google’s Africa executives.
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Google Africa executives said a grant from its philanthropic arm in partnership with Data Science Nigeria and the Creative Industry Initiative for Africa would facilitate the program. Google director for West Africa Olumide Balogun said the company would commit funds and provide digital skills to women and young people in Nigeria and also enable startups to grow, which will create jobs.
Google representatives said it was committed to investing in digital infrastructure across Africa, Charles Murito, Google Africa’s director of government relations and public policy, said during the meeting.
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Google has more than 70 offices in 50 countries. There is also the presence of Google offices in Nigeria. In Nigeria, Google officially launches the Maps feature for informal transit in Lagos. Google’s Map feature launches to make the commute more relatable for Nigerians.
