The Nigeria team, comprising students of the University of Ibadan, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and the University of Port Harcourt, have won the grand first place position at the 2020 Huawei ICT Competition.
Over 150,000 students participated in the Cloud and Network examination.
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At the closing award ceremony, President Muhammadu Buhari, represented by his Special Assistant on Youth and Students Affairs, Nasir Sa’idu Adhama, appreciated the company for supporting the country.
He said: “I congratulate the Nigerian students for coming this far in this Global ICT Competition. I also thank Huawei for supporting our Nigerian students and hope Huawei will continue to partner with the country in developing our ICT capabilities.”
The students’ representative, Hamza Atabor, encouraged Nigerian youths to learn more about ICT and ensure they don’t involve in illicit acts.
Mr. Kelvin Yang, Deputy Managing Director/CEO of Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited, said: “In over two decades of operating in Nigeria, Huawei has remained committed to training Nigerians in digital skills and cultivating ICT talents to build a fully digital economy.
“We launched the ICT Talents Eco-system development program so that local ICT talents can be nurtured and developed to the point of global recognition.”
