According to the report, people downloaded 90 billion apps, on both the Apple iTunes app store and Google Play in 2016. Based on these statistics, Silicon Valley Nigerian Economic Development (SV-NED Inc), a company dedicated to the establishment of a strategic, bilateral economic relationship between the country and Silicon Valley, America’s biggest technology hub, is set to train, retain and recruit gifted Nigerians for internship and full time employment placement in leading technology firms around the world. “Our goal is to inspire, educate and connect participants with vast business opportunities in Silicon Valley”, she said. According to her, participants are going to get the latest knowledge on Artificial Intelligence, Business intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, Startups, Digital Marketing, Software Engineering, Cloud among others. We have experts coming to teach our youths how to make money from an incubator”.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2018 03:56 UTC