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NASFAT empowers 50 persons with digital marketing skills

By Shakirah Adunola
30 September 2022   |   4:51 am
Towards equipping people with digital literacy and skills, Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT) has engaged youths and Imams in a six-week digital marketing training, as part of the initiatives at reducing unemployment in the country.

The Chief Missioner of Nasrul-Lahil-Fatih Society, Imam Abdul-Azeez Onike (Third left) with participants after six weeks digital marketing training organised by the society in Lagos.

Towards equipping people with digital literacy and skills, Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT) has engaged youths and Imams in a six-week digital marketing training, as part of the initiatives at reducing unemployment in the country.

According to the society’s Chief Missioner, Imam Abdul-Azeez Onike, the training coordinated by one of africa’s leading integrated marketing communications Agency, Wild Fusion Digital Centre on Tuesday, 27 September 2022 with project presentation by the graduands and award of certificates.

About 50 participants, comprising Muslims and Christians took part in the training held in Lagos and exposed to various branches of digital marketing such as, Content Marketing, E-Mail marketing, Social Media Marketing, SMS Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation and Web Development. The participants were also exposed to nine certifications in all the areas of focus.

Onike said NASFAT is poised to complement the efforts of the government in reducing youth unemployment rate, as well as youth restiveness by providing the teeming Nigerian youths and Imams with various skills that are relevant to the nation’s development. He further added that this training fits perfectly with the livelihood component of the HELD (Health, Education, Livelihood and Da’wah) agenda of NASFAT.

He said the trained digital marketers will undertake internship in companies to further strengthen their skills and implored employers of labour to seize the opportunity to engaging this ready-for-market and certified group of digital marketers to help them improve the market presence, visibility and positioning of their companies and brand for improved sales.