Digital Skill Acquisition: A Key Strategy for Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria

Poverty is a menace, cancerously eating deep into the length and breadth of the Nigerian economy. Despite many poverty alleviation programs that have been floated by past and present administrations, Nigeria is still in the first 40 poor countries in the global scene. Hence, this paper investigates the potential of digital skill acquisition as a complementary strategy for poverty alleviation in Nigeria. While successive poverty reduction programs have had limited impact, the digital economy offers new pathways for employment, innovation, and inclusion. The study explores the limitations of existing poverty alleviation schemes, and proposes a framework for implementing inclusive digital skill programs. As the nations of the world are currently channeling their energy towards technology, digital skills have become a highly sought acquisition because of its ability to grow economy at any level. Its roles and gains cut across organizations and individuals, to nations. Therefore, it is important Nigeria adopts digital skills acquisition programs as a veritable strategy for poverty alleviation in the country.