Tijan Visits Teesas, Reaffirms Govt’s Commitment To Youth Digital Skills

The minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, Dr. ’Bosun Tijani, has reiterated the federal government’s commitment to equip Nigeria’s youth with essential digital skills.

The minister disclosed this during his visit to the Teesas Education Learning Centre Lekki, one of the Applied Learning Clusters (ALC) of the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme.

The goal of the 3MTT programme by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy is to generate a pipeline of technical talent.

As part of the 3MTT programme, Teesas Education Learning Centres provide training for youths in various fields including Product Management, UI/ UX Design, Software Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Cloud Computing, Game Development, Data Analysis and Visualisation, Animation, and Quality Assurance.

During the visit, he engaged directly with participants, hearing first-hand about their experiences and the programme’s impact on their career prospects.

Responding to the positive testimonials, Tijani said, “By investing in our people and their digital skills, we are setting the foundation for a sustainable, tech-driven future.”

Chairman and founder of Teesas education, Mr. Osayi Izedonmwen said that as an impact-driven organisation, Teesas Education is committed to assisting the ministry of communications, innovation and digital economy to actualise the 3MTT agenda of building Nigeria’s technical talent backbone to power Nigeria’s digital economy and position Nigeria as a net talent exporter.

“This is our second cohort, and we are training about 1000 participants at our Lekki and Ikeja centres. We look forward to continuing the collaboration with the Ministry until it achieves its target.”

Teesas learning centres operate as hybrid, technology-enabled spaces. The centres also offer real-time, computer-based WAEC, UTME, and post-UTME coaching, accessible via the Teesas Education App on iOS and Google Play, as well as social emotional learning.

The flexibility of the learning centres ensures students across Nigeria can benefit from quality education online and offline, addressing digital inclusivity and enabling access to resources previously limited by geographic barriers.