The Benue state government has launched a free digital skills programme aimed at training 23,000 young people, as part of efforts to reduce unemployment and prepare them for jobs in the digital economy.
The initiative is being implemented through the Benue Digital Infrastructure Company (BDIC) in collaboration with Cisco Networking Academy and in partnership with AfDIC.
Governor Hyacinth Alia, represented at the event by the state’s commissioner for ICT and Digital Economy, said the programme shows the government’s commitment to giving young people practical skills.
“We want our youths to compete globally. Access to digital knowledge is no longer optional,” the commissioner said at the flag-off ceremony in Makurdi.
