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UNICEF Empowers 9 Million Nigerian Youths with Digital Skills

7/16/2025

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UNICEF Nigeria's initiative, started in 2021, has empowered over nine million youths with digital skills in AI and emerging technologies.
Key challenges include inadequate broadband, unreliable electricity, and high unemployment rates.
The Nigerian Learning Passport provides free skills training, targeting underserved communities.
By 2025, UNICEF aims to train 700,000 youths in AI and 500,000 in digital literacy.
Advocacy emphasizes education reform to enhance practical skills and modernize curricula, addressing the skills gap.

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Story summary

UNICEF Nigeria's initiative, started in 2021, has empowered over nine million youths with digital skills in AI and emerging technologies.
Key challenges include inadequate broadband, unreliable electricity, and high unemployment rates.
The Nigerian Learning Passport provides free skills training, targeting underserved communities.
By 2025, UNICEF aims to train 700,000 youths in AI and 500,000 in digital literacy.
Advocacy emphasizes education reform to enhance practical skills and modernize curricula, addressing the skills gap.