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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

At the same time, 75% of all university graduates in Kenya and Nigeria are likely to be unemployed for up to 5 years after graduation. What are the drivers behind these figures and why Africa is so polarized when it comes to skills development and unemployment rates? Silicon Lagoon: Nigeria is leading the way.

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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

Austin Startup

This post expands on a recent podcast I did with Living Corporate outlining the story behind my career switch to software engineering. Quick Background I was born in Nigeria, but mostly grew up in Dallas, TX. I didn’t think I’d have a fulltime job as a software developer AND an apprenticeship in Silicon Valley.

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TECHNOLOGY AND THE AFRICAN GIRL. THE JOURNEY SO FAR…

Transformify

Personally, I have transformed a lot connecting with people and resources on the internet, from networking with potential investors to reading about women and girls, healthcare in Africa, politics, poverty, etc. It’s mind blowing the number of opportunities available on the internet today. who writes from Nigeria.

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The Boundaryless Era: the Time for Distributed Teams

ReadWriteStart

These are highly-skilled people that make up critical parts of your software development teams. Up until just a few years ago, sufficient bandwidth for real-time video only existed in the most developed countries. In many places, mobile data and hardwired internet were still billed based upon usage.