Digital Literacy for All Initiative (DL4ALL)
16 Sep
The Federal Government has launched the Digital Literacy for All Initiative (DL4ALL) at the Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi International Conference Center Minna, Niger State. The Digital Literacy Initiative is a collaboration between the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) and the Federal Ministry of Youth Development. In his keynote address,…
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