FG Lauds Google’s N1.2b Grant Initiative to Nigeria

The Federal Government, yesterday, lauded Google’s N1.2 billion grant initiative to facilitate the one million jobs scheme of the President Bola Tinubu administration.

Vice President Kashim Shettima spoke, when he received in audience some executives from Google at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

According to the Vice President, the announcement of the grant to support government’s digital jobs initiative was commendable and worthy of emulation by other companies.

Earlier in his remarks, Director of Google West Africa, Mr. Olumide Balogun, said the company was excited about the administration’s vision of creating one million digital jobs and was committing over N1.2 billion in grants to support the initiative.

On his part, Google Africa’s Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, Mr. Charles Murito, said the company remains committed to investing in digital infrastructure across Africa, noting that digital transformation in the continent can drive the targeted technology jobs.

The initiative, according to Google, is part of a broader skills development programme supported by Google.org, which aims to empower 20,000 more women and young people across Nigeria with 21st-century skills, positioning them for opportunities in digital and creative industries.