Microsoft trained 4 million Nigerians in tech skills in 3 years. 70,000 got certified

When Microsoft executives in Nigeria and government officials first began discussing a national digital skills partnership in 2021, the ambition sounded almost implausible: reach five million Nigerians with future-ready digital and AI skills. At the time, Nigeria was grappling with rising unemployment, a widening skills gap, and an education system struggling to keep pace with global…