One million digital jobs: Nigerian VP hails Google’s N1.2bn grant initiative
By bintu jidda kanempress
15 august 2023
Nigerian Vice President, kashim Shettima, has lauded Google’s N1.2 billion grant initiative for the Tinubu administration’s one million jobs scheme.
A statement by Director, Information Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola said this on Tuesday when Vice President Shettima received some Google executives at the state house.
According to him, the announcement of a grant of N1.2 billion to support President Tinubu administration’s digital jobs initiative was commendable and worthy of emulation by other companies.
“Let’s think outside the box and create more job opportunities. We need to walk the talk. It is easy to pontificate, but very difficult to bring all the ideas to fruition. I want to assure you that this administration is ready to partner with you,” Vice President Shettima said.
“Nigeria is ready for business. The President we have now wants to leave a legacy that Nigerians will be proud of many years after,” the VP noted.
The Director of Google West Africa, Mr Olumide Balogun, said the Google was excited about the President Tinubu administration’s vision of creating one million digital jobs and was committing over N1.2 billion in grants to support the initiative.
