Notable Islamic organisation, Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFA) has completed a six-week digital marketing training for youths and Imams, as part of the livelihood initiatives aimed at reducing the unemployment rate of Nigerian youths.
The chief missioner of the Society, Imam Abdul-Azeez Onike, said the training which was coordinated by one of Africa’s leading Integrated Marketing Communications Agency, Wild Fusion Digital Centre came to an end on Tuesday, 27 September 2022 with project presentation by the graduands and award of certificates.
Fifty participants comprising of Muslims and Christians that took part in the training that was held in Lagos were exposed to various branches of digital marketing such as Content Marketing, E-Mail marketing, Social Media Marketing, SMS Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation and Web Development. The participants were also exposed to nine certifications in all the areas of focus.
Onike said NASFAT is poised to always complement the efforts of the government in reducing youth unemployment rate as well as youth restiveness by providing the teeming Nigerian youths and Imams with various skills that are relevant to the nation’s development. He further added that the training initiative fits perfectly with the livelihood component of the HELD (Health, Education, Livelihood and Da’wah) agenda of NASFAT.
He confirmed that the 50 trained digital marketers will now be undertaking internship in companies to further strengthen their skills.
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