1,500 South West youths trained for opportunities in digital economy

To redirect youths from cybercrimes and other social vices in the social space to useful and creative engagements, an ICT Impact Group known as Tekisite, has empowered 1,500 students drawn from various Secondary Schools in three Southwest States of Ogun, Osun and Oyo.

He said, “The intention of Tekisite and our Group is to ensure that youths are caught young; it is to ensure that there is digital literacy in our Society. It seems youths and teenagers are not aware of opportunities in the digital economy, the only thing the youth seem to know is cybercrime and we must discourage that, cyber fraud and all kinds of corruption attached to ICT must be discouraged.

Regional Head, Public Sector Sales Department of Globacom Nigeria, Bola Onifade, said the next opportunity for the youths is the digital economy,” youths must be guided to take the opportunities, as of today, Nigerian unemployment gap is so huge that needs urgent attention and if there is an aspect that offers job opportunities and creates wealth, it is ICT, so what Tekisite is doing in the digital economy is laudable.”
  
The Special Assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Job Creation and Youths Empowerment, Abiola Odetola, noted that the initiative fits into Ogun State Government’s Programs on ICT and digital economy as “Ogun State Government is poised to bridge unemployment gap with ICT and boost the digital economy which is what Tekisite is doing to liberate youths from anti-social vices and cyber crimes.”