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Victoria Garden City Subcouncil Of Knights Of Saint Mulumba Supports Youth Empowerment And Digital Capacity Building, Launches Digital Skills Acquisition Programme With 23 Trainees

<h4>Victoria Garden City Subcouncil Of Knights Of Saint Mulumba<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the Knights of Saint Mulumba &lpar;KSM&rpar;&comma; Victoria Garden City &lpar;VGC&rpar; Subcouncil has launched its Digital Skills Acquisition Programme&comma; marking a significant step toward youth empowerment and digital capacity building&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The programme&comma; held over the weekend&comma; was formally kicked off by the Worthy Grand Knight &lpar;WGK&rpar;&comma; Sir Tony Ukairo&comma; with the admission of 23 trainees for Cohort One&comma; drawn from diverse backgrounds but united by a shared desire to acquire relevant&comma; future-ready skills&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Designed to equip participants with in-demand digital competencies&comma; the initiative focuses on enhancing employability&comma; entrepreneurship&comma; and self-reliance in today’s fast-evolving digital economy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The training adopts a practical&comma; hands-on approach&comma; exposing participants to digital marketing&comma; web development&comma; data analytics&comma; and cyber security&comma; among other critical areas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking at the kickoff ceremony&comma; Sir Ukairo underscored the programme’s philosophy of empowerment over dependency&comma; drawing inspiration from Matthew 4&colon;19&comma; which states&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Come&comma; follow me&comma; and I will make you fishers of men&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; <em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;the programme is structured to teach sustainable skills rather than provide temporary relief&comma; enabling trainees to become self-sufficient contributors in the digital space&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The goal is to ensure participants learn by doing&period; Through interactive sessions and real-world projects&comma; they will be empowered to &OpenCurlyQuote;catch their own fish’ and thrive in the global digital economy&comma;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em> he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The trainees were also formally welcomed into the programme through a goodwill message from the Subcouncil&comma; encouraging discipline&comma; consistency&comma; collaboration&comma; and curiosity throughout the learning process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;32213" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-32213" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-32213" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;01&sol;Knights-300x165&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"Victoria Garden City Subcouncil Of Knights Of Saint Mulumba Supports Youth Empowerment And Digital Capacity Building&comma; Launches Digital Skills Acquisition Programme With 23 Trainees" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"165" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-32213" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Digital skills development<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The message emphasised that digital skills are no longer optional but essential tools for competitiveness in the modern world&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The programme will run largely <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">online<&sol;a>&comma; combining live and recorded sessions&comma; expert instruction&comma; and practical simulations to ensure measurable learning outcomes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Several leaders of the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">KSM VGC<&sol;a> Subcouncil were present at the event and have also provided strong institutional support for the programme&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They include Sir Anthony Chiejina&comma; Worthy Deputy Grand Knight &lpar;WDGK&rpar;&semi; Bro Yemi Bankole&comma; Worthy Chancellor&semi; and the course instructors&comma; Sir Peter Iwuegbu and Bro Dike Ukaegbu&comma; who are jointly facilitating the technical training&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Also playing a key role in the programme’s coordination and public engagement is Sir Chojare Igho Najevwe&comma; the Worthy Public Relations Officer &lpar;PRO&rpar; of the VGC Subcouncil&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With two cohorts planned annually&comma; the KSM VGC Digital Skills Acquisition Programme is expected to become a sustainable platform for digital empowerment&comma; aligning faith-based values with practical solutions to unemployment and skills gaps in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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