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Announcing the new Google career certificate in cybersecurity with scholarships for Nigerians distributed by The Roothub June 2023.

Google is launching an online Cybersecurity Certificate on Coursera for Sub-Saharan Africa to address the region’s cybersecurity skills gap. With scholarships, the course will boost digital transformation and economic growth by equipping learners with in-demand tech skills. View more: https://blog.google/intl/en-africa/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/announcing-the-new-google-career-certificate-in-cybersecurity-with-2000-scholarships-for-africans/ According to the Digital Sprinters report, Africa stands to realize accelerated economic growth through digital transformation by […]

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Roothub’s career updates for April

We took a survey of the hindrances for people in learning a digital course, and the cost of training ranked high almost at par with the cost of laptop/device. For 9 years now, The Roothub has offered over 50,000 people opportunities via our Free and Paid training programs, and the number of people who desire […]

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Changing media Consumption

Over the years, the Nigerian media consumption pattern in a way has changed for good. The rising popularity of digital media across the nation,has had a major impact on the way Nigerian consumers access media daily. In the past, when an average Nigerian would depend solely on Television and Radio for soap operas, news, advertisements […]

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Digital Identity: Paradigm Initiative in collaboration with The Roothub hosts National Identity Management Commission(NIMC) for a one day Stakeholders Engagement Session.

The need for inclusion cannot be overemphasized if there’s no digital inclusion there’s a chance that many individuals and communities will be overlooked and excluded. These population will not only be missing out on the potential benefits of ICT but will also not be engaged in decisions related to digital initiatives within communities.

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The 12th Month of 2019 is here!

A lot happened for us at the Roothub this year. 

We deliberately initiated our theme for the year “Go Forward”  to onboard and engage more individuals with great ideas. There’s no better time to look back at the highlights of the year in community engagement, events, partnerships, team building, projects, products and also challenges

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A Conclusive Wrap-Up Report on STARTCONFEST 2019

The fifth annual edition of StartConFest themed “Create The Future” was convincingly a newsworthy event. This 3-day festival organized by one of the foremost hubs in the Southern Region of Nigeria; The Roothub showcased 15 different eye-catching installations built by vibrant young people at the hub using their initiative to build creative things from scratch.

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