By Abbas Badmus,

Global online learning platform, Coursera, has released its much-anticipated Job Skills of 2025 report, revealing the top 10 tech skills expected to be in high demand by 2025.

The insights, drawn from over five million enterprise learners and more than 7,000 institutional customers, underscore the pressing need for organizations to bolster their tech capabilities, with cybersecurity emerging as a top priority.

According to the report, cybersecurity and risk management skills are projected to experience the fastest growth, reflecting the urgent demand for professionals to fill critical roles in the face of escalating cyber threats.

“Six of the top 10 skills—including incident management & response, threat management and modeling, and SIEM—are direct pathways to meet these needs,” Coursera stated.

“These skills also align with the fastest-growing roles on our platform, such as Cybersecurity Specialist, Chief Information Security Officer, and Cybersecurity Analyst. The increasing number of cyberattacks is driving this urgent need for security expertise.”

Top 10 Tech Skills of 2025

The report highlights the following skills as essential for tech professionals aiming to thrive in 2025:

1. Incident Management & Response

It refers to the structured process of identifying, managing, and addressing incidents that could disrupt business operations, information security, or IT systems. It aims to minimize the impact of incidents, restore normal operations as quickly as possible, and prevent recurrence.

2. Threat Management & Modelling

It involves identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential risks or threats to an organization, system, or individual. It is a structured process used in various industries, including cybersecurity, physical security, project management, and risk management.

3. Security Information & Event Management (SIEM)

Is a technology solution that provides real-time analysis of security alerts generated by hardware, software, and network devices. It combines two primary functions: Security Information Management (SIM) and Security Event Management (SEM).

4. Computer Security

Computer Security, also known as cybersecurity, is the practice of protecting computer systems, networks, devices, and data from unauthorized access, theft, damage, or disruption. It involves the implementation of technologies, processes, and practices to safeguard digital assets from cyber threats.

5. Vulnerability Management

Is the process of identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and mitigating security vulnerabilities in an organization’s IT infrastructure. It is a critical component of cybersecurity, helping organizations reduce their attack surface and enhance their overall security posture.

6. Network Planning & Design

It refers to the process of designing a communications network that meets the current and future needs of an organization or region. It involves a structured approach to ensure efficient, scalable, and cost-effective network performance.

7. Network Management & Monitoring

Network Management & Monitoring are crucial components of maintaining an efficient, secure, and reliable network infrastructure. Here’s an overview of what they entail:

Network Management

Network Management refers to the processes, tools, and techniques used to administer, operate, and maintain a network’s infrastructure. It ensures that the network runs smoothly, efficiently, and securely.

Network Monitoring

Network Monitoring is a subset of network management focused on observing and analyzing network activity to detect anomalies, maintain performance, and prevent outages.

8. Software Documentation

Software documentation is the written text or illustrations that accompany software, explaining how it operates or how to use it. It is an essential part of the software development lifecycle and serves multiple purposes, such as guiding users, developers, and stakeholders.

9. Infrastructure Security 

Infrastructure Security refers to the practice of safeguarding critical systems, assets, and facilities that are essential for the functioning of societies and economies. It involves protecting physical and virtual infrastructure against threats, vulnerabilities, and disruptions caused by malicious attacks, natural disasters, or other risks.

10. Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) 

Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) is a powerful formula language used for data modeling and analytics in Microsoft tools such as Power BI, Excel Power Pivot, and SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). It is designed to perform advanced calculations, aggregations, and manipulations on data within tabular models.

Addressing the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Rav Ahuja, Global Program Director at IBM, highlighted the critical need for cybersecurity professionals, citing a 75% increase in cyber attacks during Q3 2024.

“More than half of public organizations report that a lack of skills and resources is their biggest obstacle to achieving cyber resilience,” Ahuja said. “Upskilling in areas like SIEM can make job seekers highly attractive to employers.”

With a shortage of nearly five million cybersecurity professionals globally, Ahuja emphasized the vast career opportunities awaiting students and job seekers willing to develop these skills.

“As cybercriminals grow more sophisticated, the demand for cybersecurity experts will continue to rise, making these skills essential for long-term career success,” he added.

The Role of AI in Future Skill Development

Coursera’s CEO, Jeff Maggioncalda, noted that the workforce is also rapidly embracing Generative AI (GenAI) alongside cybersecurity and data ethics.

“AI adoption is accelerating, and the need for risk management and cybersecurity skills is more critical than ever,” Maggioncalda said. “As cyber threats become more frequent and complex, these skills will play a pivotal role across industries.”

The Job Skills of 2025 report paints a clear picture: as technology evolves, professionals with cybersecurity expertise and AI literacy will lead the way in shaping the future workforce.

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As usual, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has continued with its giant strides in impacting knowledge and skills on individuals in order to prepare them to thrive successfully in the present challenging environment.

These efforts have recorded a lot of successes because several Nigerians were equipped with digital skills while a host of others are in the pipeline to achieve the same feats as NITDA continued to synergize with Coursera.

The collaboration between the NITDA and Coursera continues to lead the way in the field of professional development as applications are open for Cohort 3 Professional Courses. This association represents a unified effort toward providing individuals with the tools they need to thrive in an ever-evolving professional landscape.

Courtesy of the challenges faced by today’s professionals, these courses are designed with flexibility in mind in order to ease understanding of the concepts. The self-paced learning model allows individuals to smoothly integrate education into their existing schedules, striking a balance between career commitments and personal development.

It is against this background that this article seek to acquaint the prospective beneficiaries with an insight into each of the courses, highlighting their importance and job opportunities.

Software Development
Software development is the process of designing, creating, testing, and maintaining different software applications. It involves the application of various principles and techniques from computer science, engineering and mathematical analysis. Software development aims to create efficient, reliable, and easy-to-use software.

This course is crucial for cultivating the skills necessary to create the backbone of today’s technology. Software developers play a crucial role in addressing societal challenges, enhancing business operations, and contributing to technological advancements.

Job Opportunities
Locally, demand for software developers in Nigeria is booming as businesses digitize operations. Opportunities include positions in tech companies, financial institutions, telecommunication companies, consulting firms, and government agencies.
Software developers also have global appeal, with opportunities to work on diverse projects, collaborate with international teams, and contribute to groundbreaking innovations. Hubs in countries like the United States and Canada out of many, offer lucrative positions, with Silicon Valley being a global magnet for top talent.

UI/UX Design
UI design focuses on the visual aspects of a digital product, including layouts, colours, and interactive elements, to create an appealing and user-friendly interface.
On the other hand, UX design is concerned with the overall user experience, involving research, usability, and the emotional response users have during interactions. While UI deals with the product’s look and feel, UX ensures a seamless and enjoyable journey for users.

In a competitive digital landscape, UI/UX Design is paramount for creating products that not only look good but also provide seamless and enjoyable user experiences. It bridges the gap between technology and the end user.

Job Opportunities
UX / UI designers are in high demand, and the job outlook is good. This is true, especially regarding websites and apps. If people can’t figure out how to use them, it can negatively impact business. This makes the skill to be in high demand both locally and internationally.

Data Analysis and Visualisation
Data Analysis & Visualization involve the examination and interpretation of data to extract meaningful insights. It includes techniques for processing, cleaning, and presenting data in visual formats for better comprehension. It inspects, cleans, transforms, and models data to extract insights and support decision-making.

Quality Assurance
Quality assurance (QA) is any systematic process of determining whether a product or service meets specified requirements. QA involves the systematic testing and verification of digital products to ensure they meet specified requirements and standards.

QA establishes and maintains set requirements for developing or manufacturing reliable products. A quality assurance system is meant to increase customer confidence and a company’s credibility, while also improving work processes and efficiency, and it enables a company to better compete with others.

Job Opportunities
As businesses across various industries prioritize delivering high-quality software and applications to their users, QA job opportunities have expanded significantly.

They are often employed by software development companies, IT consultancies, finance and banking, healthcare industries, e-commerce platforms, the gaming industry, telecommunication, and automotive industries.

Product Management
Production management is the process of controlling a company’s operations to provide the services and products it wants to produce. It comprises organizing, carrying out, and managing processes that transform raw resources into completed products and services.

Product Management involves overseeing the entire lifecycle of a product, from ideation to market launch. It includes strategic planning, market analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

This course is essential for individuals interested in driving innovation, launching successful products, and navigating the complexities of the market.

Job Opportunities
Due to the versatility of production management, it has numerous job opportunities, ranging from product manager, technical product manager, associate product manager, brand manager, digital product manager, product marketing manager, innovation manager, and production management consultant.

These job opportunities highlight the versatility of a career in Product Management.

Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is a discipline that covers how to defend devices and services from electronic attacks by nefarious actors such as hackers, spammers, and cybercriminals.

The practice is used by companies to protect against phishing schemes, ransomware attacks, identity theft, data breaches, and financial losses.

The significance of cybersecurity lies in its role as a safeguard against theft and loss of various data types. This encompasses sensitive data, intellectual property, personal information, as well as government and business information systems.

Job Opportunities:
In this digitized world, cybersecurity experts will always be needed. They are the first line of defence, working hard to keep digital stuff safe from various cyber threats. They are like the protectors of the digital world, always on guard. This ongoing demand is because cyber threats keep changing, and the digital space keeps growing.

AI/Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a part of computer science that focuses on creating smart machines that can do things usually done by humans. AI/Machine Learning serves as the brains behind intelligent systems, allowing machines to learn from data and make decisions. Professionals in this field develop algorithms and models that enable computers to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence.

AI/Machine Learning revolutionizes industries by automating processes, making predictions, and enabling intelligent decision-making. From personalized recommendations in online platforms to advancements in healthcare diagnostics, the impact of AI is profound. Professionals in this field contribute to technological innovation and the creation of smart solutions that enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Job Opportunities
One big reason why there is always a need for AI/Machine Learning experts is because these technologies keep getting better and smarter. As the algorithms (which are like sets of instructions for computers) in AI improve, they create new chances for using these technologies in many different industries. Whether it’s making online recommendations more personalized or making complicated business processes work better, AI/Machine Learning is versatile and keeps bringing new job opportunities.

It is good to note that each of these courses offers a unique skill set and opens doors to exciting opportunities, both locally and internationally.

They pave the way for a rewarding career in the dynamic and ever-evolving field of technology in areas of coding, design, data analysis, quality assurance, or product management among others.

Shuaib S. Agaka writes from PRNigeria Centre Kano

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In line with the Agency’s drive to implement the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda to create one million digital jobs in the Information Technology sector, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in partnership with Coursera calls for application from interested Nigerians to apply for the Cohort 3 of Coursera courses.

Recall that NITDA and Coursera on October 19, 2022 launched a partnership to help combat high rates of youth unemployment, which stood at 19.6% in 2021, with both parties intend to train 8000 Nigerian learners annually in a cohort of 4000 learners each for the total of 24,000 in 3 years.

Coursera provides NITDA’s selected learners with access to world-class educational contents from top universities and industry leaders – including Yale, Meta, Google, and IBM. Coursera will support the Nigerian government in improving the technical capabilities of the country’s youths and develop Information Technology talent. The collaboration is Coursera’s first government partnership in Nigeria.

Partnering with Coursera will give Nigerian learners access to Coursera’s Professional Certificates portfolio, which are designed to empower learners to gain the skills necessary to pass an industry certification exam or launch a career in a specific field, such as IT support within three months.

Coursera’s 32 Professional Certificates are explicitly designed to facilitate entry into high-growth careers, including Data Analytics (Google), Social Media Marketing (Meta), and Software Developer (IBM). These roles are due to enhance an increasing share of the Nigerian labour market, which expects 3 million digital jobs to be created in the next four years.

Traction: A total of 8000 Learners have been graduated from Cohort 1 (4000) and Cohort 2 (4000) in the first year of the partnership. Beneficiaries range from students, Government workers, entrepreneurs and academics. In the 2 Cohorts, there were 43,745 enrollments in different courses with learners completing 16,374 courses which indicates that each learner enrolled an average of five courses.

The distribution of skills developed based on 3 domains are Computer science (31.83%), Business (35.73%) and Data Science (32.44%). The feedback from learners with an average rating of 4.8/5.0 signifies Nigerians enthusiasm in digital up-skilling on the Coursera Platform.

Additionally, a recent study by the Business Insider Africa has found that Sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest year-on-year average growth rate for people enrolling for professional courses, with Nigeria ranking third globally.

The Cohort 3 skills will focus on the 3 million Tech talent (3MTT) initiative of the Federal Ministry of communication, Innovation and Digital Economy as listed below;

Software Development
UI/UX Design
Data Analysis & Visualisations
Quality Assurance
Product Management
Data Science
Animation
AI / Machine Learning
Cyber Security
Game Development
Cloud Computing
Dev Ops

Interested Nigerians are invited to apply through the link below.

Application Link: https://links.nitda.gov.ng/coursera2401
Applications start date: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Programme Start Date: 10th February 2024

About NITDA

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) was created in April 2001 to implement the Nigerian Information Technology Policy and co- ordinate general IT development in the country. NITDA develops, regulates and advises on Information technology in Nigeria through regulatory standards, guidelines and policies.

Additionally, NITDA is the clearing house for all IT projects and infrastructural development in the country. It is the primary Agency for e- government implementation, Internet governance and general IT development in Nigeria.

About Coursera

Coursera was launched in 2012 by two Stanford Computer Science professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 107 million registered learners as of June 30, 2022. Coursera partners with over 275 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, Guided Projects, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Institutions around the world use Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in fields such as data science, technology, and business.

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Coursera’s Job Skills of 2024 report highlights the top 10 tech skills in high demand this year. Among them, System Security, Linux operating system proficiency, and Systems Design stand out.

Developer skills, including React, software architecture, and Django, are rapidly growing, with over 400,000 new developer jobs expected in the United States by 2031.

The report emphasizes the evolving nature of developer requirements, influenced by AI-augmented tools like Github Copilot.

This surge in developer skills aligns with a global trend, where 73% of employees feel unequipped to learn the digital skills crucial for businesses today, reflecting a shift in non-technical professionals seeking to broaden their skill sets.

The 10 skills are:

System Security is the skill of securing the networks and resources of an organization

Linux, the ability to use the Linux operating system for all devices

System Design, defining the architecture, product design, modules, interfaces, and data to satisfy specified requirements

React (Web Framework), which is the ability to create intuitive user interfaces with the React open-source web framework from Meta

Software Architecture is the skill of translating software characteristics into a structured solution that matches business and technical requirements

Computer Security Incident Management, which involves creating a comprehensive and robust IT security infrastructure

Django (Web Framework), the use of Django, a high-level Python web framework that enables rapid development of secure and maintainable websites

Cyberattacks, which involve protecting an organization’s people and assets against cybercriminals, from ransomware to denial of service;

Security Software is the skill of ensuring that devices and networks are secure and ready for any challenges, from email security to intrusion detection.

Security Strategy, developing a dynamic and proactive cybersecurity strategy.

Providing a background to the report, the CEO of Coursera, Jeff Maggioncalda, said the report identifies the year’s fastest–growing skills, based on insights from five million enterprise learners affiliated with 3,000 businesses, 3,600 higher education institutions, and governments in over 100 countries.

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The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE has presented laptops to top ten learners of the cohort 2 NITDA-COURSERA Training Programme who were the first to successfully complete their professional certification.

The DG made the presentation during the November edition of the NITDA-COURSERA familiarisation webinar.

Represented by the Acting Director, Digital Literacy and Capacity Building Department, Dr Amina Sambo- Magaji, the Director-General congratulated the beneficiaries and commended them for surpassing expectations, creatively utilising the knowledge gained during the training and performing excellently.

Inuwa who noted that the promise of giving laptops as prizes to winners was to encourage healthy competition among the trainees for them to think outside the box and perform optimally in their respective areas of interest, especially as the outcome of the first batch of trainees wasn’t quite satisfactory, expressed satisfaction at the innovative ideas birthed by the learners.

“After our first batch, we realised that the competition rate was not very encouraging, so, we looked at different options, brainstormed on possible best option to increase the competition rate and one of them was the concept of giving the laptops which eventually paid off as there were timely and tangible results gotten from learners.”

“Also, we know that having a laptop will support you in actually using it as a tool for job, so, it was more of a double impact”, the DG stated.

The NITDA Boss reiterated the fact that the youthful population of the country remains one of the key competitive advantages over other nations and as such should be explored and exploited to achieve the Federal Government’s quest of making Nigeria the global talent hub.

“For us to be able to harness the potential of that competitive advantage we have in our youthful population, that is why we are undertaking a number of capacity building initiatives to make sure that Nigerians have access to the global on-demand skills”, Inuwa maintained.

According to Inuwa “most of the beneficiaries completed their professional certification in Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and Digital Marketing”.

While presenting the laptops to the ten outstanding learners who completed their NITDA-Coursera courses, the DG encouraged them not to relent in their efforts to bridge the digital gap and come up with indigenous solutions that have global impact, adding that their expected contributions to the tech ecosystem will trigger the needed growth in the industry, the Nation’s digital economy as well as their general well-being.

Some of the beneficiaries who shared their success stories, thanked NITDA-Coursera for affording them the opportunity to learn on the platform.

They assured the organisers that they will most definitely use the transformative experience to impact on their chosen fields as well as contribute their quota by passing on the knowledge to others.

Earlier, the Assistant Director, Digital Literacy and Capacity Building Department, NITDA, Dr. Ahmad Yusuf Tambuwal while giving an overview of the NITDA-COURSERA Scholarship Programme said Coursera is one of the world’s top online learning platforms hosting thousands of courses from some of the world’s best universities and tech companies.

According to Dr Tambuwal, “In its effort to achieve its One Million Developer and Skills target, NITDA established a 3-year learning partnership with Coursera with effect from 19 October 2022”, stressing that the partnership is designed to be implemented in six (6) Cohorts: (Cohort 1 – Cohort 6).

“Learners in each Cohort will receive full access Coursera licenses for self-learning and professional development over a six (6) months duration and every 6 months, at least 4000 learners are graduated from the programme while a new set of learners are onboarded and invited to join the platform”.

“NITDA organises monthly webinars to give learners direct access to Coursera and NITDA support teams, interaction and networking, Q&A, guest lectures etc.”, Tambuwal noted.

NITDA, he explained further, implements a license management policy to ensure full utilisation of available licenses.

“If a license is not being utilised, several reminder emails are sent to the learner, and if still not being used, it is eventually revoked & re-allocated”.

“So far, the first set of 4000 learners In Cohort 1 have already graduated, and Cohort 2 learners will be graduating at the end of December 2023”, Dr Tambuwal added.

The hybrid event which witnessed over 500 participants joining the webinar also featured a brief on how the NITDA-COURSERA platform works by the Coursera representative and host, Khaled Kokhon.

The NITDA-Cousera partnership is aimed at achieving some key objectives which include: empowering twenty-four thousand (24,000) Nigerians with digital & developer skills in 3 years, empowering Nigerian citizens with job-ready skills and create a large pool of IT talents for the local and global markets, fostering innovation and supporting start-ups with IT knowledge & skills needed to build real-life solutions.

It is worthy to also mention that since the start of Cohort 2 in June 2023, learners have spent over 10,000 hours learning on Coursera every month as July witnessed over 20,000 learning hours.

So far, 12,664 Courses have been completed by the learners since the programme started.

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TECHDIGEST – The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE has challenged the Nigerian tech innovators and entrepreneurs to identify problems bedeviling the nation with the view of proffering solutions because the government has provided level playing field for them to achieve that.

Inuwa stated this at the Day Three of the Digital Nigeria International Conference 2022 holding Abuja. 

He noted that for Nigeria to succeed, the tech ecosystem needs every stakeholder on board to play their roles as required of them. 

“To build a very strong tech ecosystem, we need the government, the higher institutions, we need the entrepreneurs, the risk capitalists and corporate organisations everybody has its own role to play”.

He stated that the government is playing its role by creating a level playing ground by formulating policies, legal framework, regulations and intervening in providing infrastructure to the underserved and unserved communities reiterating that the government is doing more than enough in these regards.

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“The government needs you, needs your commitment the same way the government is committed. 

“For the higher institutions, we need you to produce high quality education to the people because innovation, digital economy or knowledge-based economy are all human capital economy.

“Your greatest resources are not the mineral resources but it is what you have in your brain; we need higher institutions to produce the right skill, talents and people with entrepreneurial skills”, Inuwa noted. 

He claimed that the government is doing more than enough in terms of building the human capital and this is beyond conventional educational system,” adding that the government has several initiatives to achieve the 90 per cent digital literacy which would go a long way in building the tech ecosystem. 

“We need the number. We need people to have skills to use in the digital based technological environment and that is why we are training people on high earned skills to build the digital service because digital service is a product-based economy”.

He listed part of government initiatives to include the partnership between Nigeria government and Microsoft to train 5 million Nigerians, the partnership with COUSERA to train 24,000 and several others which aimed at positioning Nigeria to be the global talent factory. 

“One of the digital prints we need in the ecosystem is the legal framework. Just last week the President signed the Nigeria Start up bill into law so all these is to level the playing field for you.

“For the entrepreneurs, now you have the playing field; it is left for you to take your ideas from invention to impact and in Nigeria and even Africa in general, we have a lot of problems awaiting solutions. And technology can serve as inspiration for you to solve these problems so all you need is to explore how you can solve the problems and impact lives”, he said.

While decrying the imbalance in the distribution of global wealth and prosperity, Inuwa maintained that with the thriving tech ecosystem, the imbalance would be corrected. 

He added that successful countries have three things in common which are innovation, entrepreneurship and good ecosystem because nobody succeed in isolation.  

“Even in Nigeria, if you look at the ecosystem, Lagos alone is contributing almost one quarter of the Nigerian Gross Domestic Products, (GDP) and when you talk about the tech ecosystem, it attracts more than 50 per cent; so why?”

He however, sued for the replication of the feat in all other parts of the country. He said, “We can build this kind of ecosystem across the country because every part of the country has its strength and weakness. If we can leverage on the strength, we can build the same ecosystem to build prosperity because innovation is the only thing that can lead any nation to prosperity. 

The Day Three of the International Conference which was tagged ‘Start-Up and Innovation Ecosystem Day’ witnessed various enthralling discussions with the lead speech on “Innovative Ecosystem and Investors’ Perspective” which was presented by Satesh Elwani the managing Director Melsons Group.

The panel sessions focused on ‘Building a Thriving and Sustainable Start-up and Innovation Ecosystem for Nigeria’s Digital Economy’; ‘A tent Approach to Addressing the Talent Gap Issues’; ‘Exploring the Funding Opportunities for Nigerian Start-ups’ and ‘Unlocking Nigeria’s Innovation Potentials for Economic Growth and Prosperity’. 

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TECH DIGEST- The Nigerian government has entered into partnership with Coursera, a global online digital skills acquisition platform, to empower 24, 000 Nigerians, with digital and developer skills in various fields over a three-year period.

Declaring the training open on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari today in Abuja, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, noted that “we are championing a paradigm shift of prioritizing hard, soft and social skills over theory and this collaboration will go a long way in supporting this shift.

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Coursera is one of the world’s top online learning platforms hosting thousands of courses for some of the best universities and companies, and has remained at the forefront of providing the global society with the education and resources it needs to build and maintain digital systems”.

Professor Pantami also reiterated government’s commitment to ensure that the nation’s citizenry is digitally empowered and properly positioned for the fourth industrial revolution. “The recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered into, with Microsoft to train five million Nigerians in various fields of technology, is part of government’s efforts to fulfill the requirements for digital transformation as laid down in the Nigeria Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) document.”

While expressing delight over the partnership, the minister called on Coursera to expand its presence in Nigeria and especially in the academia where it already has an existing partnership with Covenant University.

“Coursera is in partnership with Covenant University which is one of the best private universities in Nigeria based on their annual rankings and publications which I have keenly observed. I have no doubt that this partnership has had a huge impact on the institution’s excellent standing. I therefore request that Coursera engages more academic institutions, at least one, in each geo-political zone and bring their expertise to bear within the identified environments.”

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, is spearheading this collaboration under the auspices of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).

Source: ITedgenews

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