‘ How Nigeria’s Tech Talent Can Upskill Careers In Today’s World’

IN a bid to address the pressing demand for upskilling in Nigeria’s fintech industry, the Africa Fintech Foundry Ecosystem Roundtable 5.0 gathered industry experts to share insights on how Nigeria’s tech talent can continue to upskill in today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Giving the keynote address at the event, Managing Director of Kuda Microfinance Bank, Musty Mustapha, emphasised the urgent need for upskilling in response to the swift rise of advanced technologies such as AI, machine learning, automation, and blockchain. The World Economic Forum predicts that by 2025, half of all employees globally will need to learn new skills or enhance existing ones to keep pace with these advancements.

Goldman Sachs warns of AI potentially replacing hundreds of millions of jobs, while a report by the Mckinsey Global Institute projects that by 2030, approximately 14 per cent of workers worldwide may need to consider changing careers due to the impact of digitisation, robotics, and advancements in AI. According to Mustapha, this underscores the importance of learning new skills or enhancing existing ones to keep pace with technological advancements.

Speaking on the need for continuous learning, Mustapha said: “Continuous learning is a must at this time, and we have no excuse because knowledge is more accessible than it has ever been. We can learn anything we want online. From Youtube to learning platforms like Coursera, edx, Udemy, and Linkedin Learning, resources that can help us get better at what we do are at our disposal, oftentimes at no cost.”