Joshua J. Omojuwa contends that Nigeria needs skilled population to maximise its wealth It’s been quite some week. It was beautiful to witness another generation of Adeleke continue their tradition of marrying across the Niger at a #Chivido2024 wedding that clearly took the nation by storm.
It was a representation of what could be possible in a truly prosperous and thriving Nigeria. Because in that room, everyone was united in their mission to marry Davido and Chioma. Whilst this piece is about Nigeria’s future prosperity, it will not be focused on arguments for how weddings could help unite a multilayered nation like ours.
Before my observational presence at #Chivido2024, I attended a book reading at the Landmark complex. The author of Vantage: My Life, Starting Out and Startups, Mr Olumide Soyombo spoke about building a cohort of skilled people able to meet the demands of the world, especially an aging Western world. He noted that Africa often came late to the party with most revolutionary technologies of our modern times.
He said we for instance came late to the internet age and we were also quite behind on mobile. However, according to him, “with Artificial Intelligence (AI), the guy in Somolu and the guy in Silicon Valley can learn at the same time. And the guy in Somolu, possibly at a lower cost.
He went on to reference Nigeria’s population could rise as high as 400m by 2050 whilst letting the audience know that 2050 is as close to these times as 1999. That if w.
