Creative hubs collaborate to nurture young talents
By Joshua Olomu
A cross section of Nigerian Tech creative hubs have formed a collaboration towards creating platforms for nurturing and job creation for teeming youths.
The coalition tagged MSwitch Group was inaugurated on Tuesday in Abuja.
Mr Kadir Salami, the group’s chairman, said the collaboration became imperative to help harness the potential inherent in the country’s creative and tech sectors.
He said the coalition would equip young Nigerians with the necessary tools and an enabling environment to thrive and contribute their quota national economic growth.
According to him, the group consists of MSwitch Media, Techspecialist, Tiidelab, and MSwitch Creative Hub.
He said the group was focused on helping talented Nigerians and businesses tell their stories better and gain visibility through strategic media, storytelling, and content production.
He added that the group would address challenges facing the sector such as low business visibility, limited access to media platforms, IT Support services and expert guidance.
“MSwitch Grroup is a multidisciplinary group designed to build safe spaces, drive innovation, and enhance sustainable impact across Africa’s digital and creative landscapes.
“As tech creative hubs, we are creating a unified ecosystem to support the country’s creative and tech business sectors in fueling innovation, and bridge the gap between inspiration and execution across Africa.
“To e ensure it realises its objectives, the group has inaugurated a board, comprising a diverse team of leaders across media, technology, and entrepreneurship.
“This is aimed at driving strategic growth and ensure it continues to meet the evolving needs of Africa’s digital and creative economy”, he said.
Salami underscored the importance of providing young Nigerians with access to meaningful opportunities, adding that the country has abundance of young talent, but the challenge has always been access to opportunities.
He said MSwitch Group was committed to nurturing creative talents and ideas and empowering them with relevant skills and knowledge.(NAN)(nannews.ng)
Edited by Ekemini Ladejobi
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