{"id":20666,"date":"2024-02-23T11:20:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=20666"},"modified":"2024-02-23T11:20:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:20:18","slug":"tech-firm-launches-us-backed-digital-hub-in-lekki-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/02\/23\/tech-firm-launches-us-backed-digital-hub-in-lekki-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Firm Launches US-Backed Digital Hub in Lekki, Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-rotbw-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-rotbw-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pb-9 text-sm\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-71\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"71d29f09-b47e-4d70-9baa-2f1e29705fdc\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>21st Century Technologies, a communication technology company, has inaugurated a digital hub named &#8216;America Corner&#8217; at its corporate headquarters in Lekki, Lagos. This initiative aligns with the United States&#8217; goal of promoting digital transformation and nurturing a digital ecosystem in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The unveiling ceremony was attended by Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, and Wale Ajisebutu, the CEO of 21st Century Technologies. Blinken emphasized that America Corner, present in approximately 60 countries worldwide, aims to stimulate entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity among youths.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership between the US and 21st Century Technologies reflects a deliberate effort to advance technology and creativity among Nigerian youths. Notably, 21st Century Technologies has been a trailblazer in Nigeria&#8217;s digital landscape, being the first to deploy a Fibre optics network in 1997 and pioneering the country&#8217;s data center infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken emphasized the importance of collaboration between the US and African countries to address shared challenges and deliver tangible benefits to the people. The America Corner facility offers various resources and amenities, including a digital studio, workshops, multimedia, and tech equipment, to support entrepreneurship and innovation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21st Century Technologies, a communication technology company, has inaugurated a digital hub named &#8216;America Corner&#8217; at its corporate headquarters in Lekki, Lagos. This initiative aligns with the United States&#8217; goal of promoting digital transformation and nurturing a digital ecosystem in Nigeria. The unveiling ceremony was attended by Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":20667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[180],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20666"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20680,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20666\/revisions\/20680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}