MOTSA Africa trains youths on digital media skills

MOTSA Africa, in partnership with Pixel Creations Academy and JAVY Luxuries, has trained no fewer than 30 unemployed youths on digital media skills as part of its contribution to reducing the unemployment rate in the country.

The training which took three (3) days in Yola, Adamawa State covered Content creation facilitated by Radeno Haniel; founder of the Pixel Creations Academy, Social Media Marketing facilitated by Abigail Nuhu; the CEO of JAVY Luxuries, Blog creation and management facilitated by Michael V. Bolgent; Editor-in-Chief of The Gazette (Nigeria).

The Executive Director of MOTSA Africa – a non-profit, non-religious, non-political organization focused on education, health and financial stability – said that the training was to help a portion of the 34 per cent of unemployed youths acquire prerequisite skills to be competitive. According to her, the group was concerned about youth unemployment which she also attributed to a lack of relevant digital skills for modern-day business needs.