Finland & Ventures Platform Train Nigerian Students on Computer Coding Technique

No fewer than 160 secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja have been trained in computer coding technique by Finland government in partnership with Ventures Platform, a Nigerian technology innovation company.

The project, sponsored by Nokia, a Finnish global telecoms company in collaboration with Aalto University, is designed to produce a new generation of technologists with more female participation in technology driven inventions.

The participating schools were Government Girls Secondary School, Dutse, Model Secondary School, Maitama, Government Day Secondary School, Wuse 2 and Government Secondary School, Jabi.

Assessing President Buhari’s Foreign Policy (2015-Present)

The main theme of President Buhari’s foreign policy has been absolute national sovereignty with, tenets of peaceful multilateral diplomacy and foreign relations. This theme characterized by high level diplomatic relations and negotiations, has seen the President Buhari’s administration arguably, successfully connect foreign policy efforts to the accomplishment of domestic priority programmes (security, anti-corruption, economy/job creation).

Muhammadu Buhari GCFR (born 17 December 1942) is a retired Major General in the Nigerian Army and Nigeria’s former Head of State from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, who became the 15th President of Nigeria on 29 May 2015. In Nigeria, he is commonly referred to as President Buhari or Sai Baba or simply PMB. He is a colossus by character and personality, a “converted democrat” dominating many aspects of political life and prevailing, in a decisive manner, in key moments in Nigeria’s rocky history.

President Buhari's Foreign Policy

During his Independence Day speech on October 1st 2016, President Buhari declared;

“All countries, no matter how advanced, welcome foreign investments to their economy. This is the essence of globalization and no country in the 21st century can be an island. Our reforms are therefore designed to prepare Nigeria for the 21st century.”

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