By Elizabeth Osayande

ALX Nigeria, one of the world’s leading technological training firms, has initiated plans to have more Africa youths become digital savvy, and open opportunities for expression, employment, and entrepreneurship through the partnership it entered with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, LSETF, and the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA.

Speaking to journalists during a media parley at ALX hub in Costain area of Lagos, the Country General Manager, Ruby Igwe, explained that the firm’s partnership with Mastercard, has seen to the training of several digital programme of over 120,000 fellows across the country.

She added that the partnership with LSETF and MBA, will also have more youths empowered not only with tech skills, but with soft skills, and other opportunities to explore, and expand their horizon.

Her words: “Our mission is to ensure that millions of young talents across the continent find opportunities for expression, employment, and entrepreneurship. We have found that there is a deficit of young people across the country experiencing a youth bulge, at least over half of our Nigerian population is between 18 to 35. And that number is increasing.”
“ALX Nigeria’s partnership with LSETF is playing a huge role in supporting aspiring entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts in Lagos State. Our partners will play a key role in promoting the ALX programmes to their members and constituents.”

Meanwhile, the training arm of Sand technologies, also announced the opening of a six week free course, AI Career Essentials, for interested youths who fall between the ages of 18 and 34.

Speaking on the new programme, Country Growth Marketing Manager for ALX, Seun Babajide-Duroshola, explained that: “AI Essentials is a new programme launched in 2024, to support the new artificial intelligence requirement that has come through in the technology space.

“Our desire of wanting everyone to get on the AI wave ans be able jump start there career, there is no administration fee required, and this programme is opened to as many youths as possible,” added Igwe.

For LSETF, ALX, Funding and Partnerships Officer, Ufuoma Emonena, noted: “The focus of our partnership is to leverage ALX’s expertise and resources to provide aspiring entrepreneurs in Lagos states with the tools and knowledge they need to succeed in their career journey, navigate the dynamic digital landscape.”

While, a member of the National Executive Committee, NBA, Tobenna Erijokwe, stated that the partnership with ALX would improve the efficiency of Lawyers.

“We are hopeful that this entire exercise in the training of our members will lead to greater efficiencies in the work that we do, will lead to greater knowledge in the law and tech space, and then technology, generally. And we are very excited about the opportunities that these training programs afford members of the Nigerian Bar Association,” Erijokwe added.