Eighteen months of Nigeria being led by the reformist attention of a new president Bola Tinubu, there has been emphasis on working to better the data when it comes to foreign direct investments entering into the country and there is also another target wanting to enable multitudes of youth to possess skills a fully digitised world insists of and that is exactly what the DeepTech_Ready Program has promised this demography would get should they ever feel the need to be Artificial Intelligence-literate.

More crucial than last year, it appears exceptionally important that any Nigerian who wants to partake in any imminent government-authored benefits ought to have immersed their seeking self in a tech-oriented platform that particularly imparts empowering insights capable of transforming an individual to see once obscure economic opportunities.

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For the year 2025, one vital target of the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) Program of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy is creating 2 million digital jobs which certainly eases the pressure on him to provide employment.

After enrolling for a 6-month self-paced and on-site learning with the extra online support, a new generation of the Nigerian workforce would possibly have grown into form.

Digital economy minister Dr Bosun Tijani leading the priority noted on Thursday 30 January 2025, the day the DeepTech_Ready Program launched that such a platform serves to strengthen the 13-month-running 3MTT Nigeria initiative as well as deepening its impact.

Three main features sell the Google-sponsored DeepTech_Ready Program. Going through the process will be self-paced, positioning the learner to deliver on real-world projects they will be assigned to and mentorship to take on jobs coming along the way.

Google’s ₦2.8billion grant to upskill young Nigerians in AI and training provider Data Science Nigeria helped start the incubation Dr Tijani has just announced.

The crying sheep meeting those intending to enter this programme wants them to expect to master the field of advanced data analysis and visualisation, computer vision, and natural language processing although all these are only just part of a group of offensive.

According to the National Information Technology Development Agency-managed homepage from where future cohorts can get further directions, the DeepTech_Ready Program offers a comprehensive educational experience that caters to those ready to take their skills to a level of expertise.

Being ready to start this journey of taking in new a set of critically needed skills, however, must begin with prospective enrollee having their 3MTT profile already set up.

Respective profiles must complete steps highlighted on a dashboard they would see to start their learning adventure. From the inside and outside of the Deep Tech initiative, there appears to be hope riding with several possibilities.

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Ayodele Johnson

Ayodelé is a Lagos-based journalist and the Content and Editorial Coordinator at Meiza. All around the megacity, I am steering diverse lifestyle magazine audiences with ingenious hacks and insights that spur fast, informed decisions in their busy lives.