Data Science: Where Do I Start From?
Data Science has essentially created a buzz and many people want to join the train. However, like Francis Chollet, the creator of the Keras library for Deep Learning rightly pointed out, you should not believe in the short term hype but in the long-term effect of Data Science. Due to the short term buzz, there …
SkillNG Holds Skills Acquisition Programme for Students on #ASUU Strike
December is here, herald of holidays and harmattan. It also makes it a month since the Academic staff union of universities went on an indefinite strike. In line with its mission, SkillNG, a startup that connects tutors to learners who want to learn vocational, entrepreneurship, digital and professional skills, has organized a training session tagged …
SkillNG trains campus journalists on how to use digital tools
By: Yusuf Akinpelu [Ibadan]–SkillNG, a startup that creates a medium for the acquisition of entrepreneurship, digital and vocational skills by bringing trainees closer to trainers has trained campus journalists from select few universities in southwest Nigeria on how to use digital tools and the social media in knitting compelling stories. In attendance were campus journalists from …
Don’t Be A #LAWS Student
So you just graduated from a prestigious university in Nigeria. Congratulations my brother/sister. This is indeed an incredible feat and you deserve an award for achieving this. It takes an extra ordinary individual to survive 4-7 years of tertiary education in Nigeria without losing their sanity. I’m sure you must have heard how challenging and …
Three Tips To Help You Learn a New Skill
[SkillNG]–Many people believe that graduating from school means that active learning has to end. However, they would soon realise that what they learnt at school is not sufficient; workplace is a tense and competitive learning place. Whether we like this news or not, employees are constantly being judged on their capabilities and benchmarked against their …
When we talk about skills, let your minds not be narrowed
[SkillNG]–Formal education is important, however, learning a skill is much more important. Many people today cannot find a place in the labour market because they cannot say for sure that this is the skill they have neither are they willing to bring anything to the table of employment. Studying a particular course is not enough, …
Benefits of Learning Graphics Design
[SkillNG]–Have you ever seen a very alluring advert, clearly pictorially represented and subtly sending a message? Or have you ever been blown away by the creativity embedded in a billboard display or a poster? The world is rapidly evolving, attention spans are decreasing and one of the surest and easiest ways to get information about …
SkillNG launches free web design training for UI students
Application Deadline Selection is on rolling basis, once the slots are filled up, the offer closes. Who is this for? This training is strictly for University of Ibadan Students, preference is given to students who are entrepreneurs but we may still shortlist you if you wish to learn website design to start making money. …
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