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NGO Urges For Code-Lagos Technology Initiative Centres In Badagry

The Students Without Borders International (SWBI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) on Monday urged the Lagos State Government to establish the CodeLagos Initiative Centres in Badagry.

Mr Daniel Nwodi, the Executive Director, SWBI, made the plea in an interview with the NIGERIA NEWS in Badagry, Lagos.

NAN reports that the CodeLagos Initiative was initiated by the administration of Gov.…

Lagos 2019: What could a change in government mean for local startups?

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Ambode’s CodeLagos Initiative Expands To More Schools

LASG Scales Up Coding Centers To 275 Schools LASG Scales Up Coding Centers To 275 Schools

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, as parts of efforts to ensure the training of one million residents to code through the CodeLagos initiative, has scaled up its coding centres from 193 schools N 2017 to 275 for the new term including 10 public centres.

This was made known by the Special Adviser to…

A case of ‘white elephants’ that feed on millions of Naira

Dear Nigerian government, when will you move beyond speeches and paper to actual implementation and successful projects?

A certain fanfare accompanied the announcement of Code Lagos, an initiative which was supposed to train a million people by 2019. To ensure that the project is on a fast track, the Lagos state government proposed to open 350 coding centres from 2017. Although, in entirety,…

Code Lagos: Another failed promise?

Last year, the Lagos State Government unveiled “Code Lagos” a computer programming initiative for students. According to Akinwunmi Ambode the Lagos State Governor, the initiative is geared towards meeting the ever increasing demand for technical skills. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Education also mentioned that Lagos State will open 350 coding centres across Lagos from April 2017.

Howev…

Lagos State unveils “Code Lagos” to teach 1 million students coding by 2019

The Lagos State Government has unveiled “Code Lagos” a computer programming initiative for students. According to Akinwunmi Ambode the Lagos State Governor, the initiative is geared towards meeting the ever increasing demand for technical skills.

Akinwunmi Ambode who was represented by his deputy, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule at a function held in Lagos recently, said the primary aim of the…