Huawei To Empower 1,000 Nigerian Youths-says Official

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Huawei, a Chinese ICT firm has partnered with the government of Nigeria to provide a social development program that would empower 1,000 youths in ICT.
 The Special Assistant to the President on Youths and Student Affairs, Nasir Adhana, disclosed this on Sunday in Lagos, saying that it was part of government's efforts to address the issue of unemployment in Nigeria.
 he said the initiative is to commence at a date to be announced soon. He said the beneficiary participants would be selected and screened from all geopolitical zones of the country.
 he added that "Out of the 1,000 youths that would be trained by Huawei Africa, 200 would be sent to China for more training on ICT".
 Mr Nasir stressed that many programs exist to get local youths engaged in the country.