Huawei has reaffirmed its commitment to developing Nigeria’s workforce, promising to expand training, competitions and job opportunities for young professionals across the country.
The pledge was made during a triple celebration in Abuja on Wednesday, marking the 9th Huawei ICT Competition Awards, the launch of the 10th edition, and the Huawei Job Fair 2025.
Terrens Wu, Huawei Nigeria Managing Director, of Enterprise Business Group, described the event as a “vibrant intersection of achievement, aspiration and opportunity,” highlighting the company’s mission to nurture talent, drive innovation and strengthen Nigeria’s role in Africa’s digital future.
Wu praised Nigerian students from the Federal University of Technology Minna, University of Ibadan and Ahmadu Bello University for excelling in the global ICT competition, demonstrating advanced technical skills, teamwork and resilience.
He said the 10th edition of the contest would feature more challenging scenarios and focus on transformative technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and the Internet of Things.
The Abuja job fair, Wu added, was designed to connect skilled graduates with leading industry partners actively seeking top talent to power Nigeria’s digital economy.
“We believe in the power of partnerships — with government to align with national digital agendas, with academia to co-create relevant curricula, and with industry to ensure talent meets market demand,” Wu said.
*Huawei supported various customers to deploy Nigeria’s first 3G, 4G, and 5G networks—Dr Abiola*
Delivering her presentation,Senior Public Relations Manager ,Dr Oyin Abiola said the company’s contributions have been instrumental in advancing Nigeria’s digital infrastructure.
“Globacom used Huawei’s connectivity solutions to introduce Nigeria’s first 3G network. We also worked with Airtel to launch the first 4G network, and MTN to launch the first 5G network.
“These achievements of our customers underscore our dedication to our customers success, and innovation,” she said.
According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecom sector contributes over 16% to the country’s Gross Domestic Product, making it a key driver of economic stability.
The company also underscored Nigeria’s importance as its most strategic market in the Africa region.
“Beyond infrastructure, Huawei has invested in human capital development through initiatives like the Seeds for the Future programme and the Huawei ICT Academy, which has trained over 30,000 students in Nigeria.
“It also offers internship opportunities, graduate training programmes, and employment pathways for young ICT talent.”
Abiola said these investments reflect Huawei’s vision of building “a fully connected, intelligent world” while contributing to Nigeria’s talent development and digital economy.
In his welcome remarks,Professor Idris Bugaje, Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, commended Huawei’s impact in Nigeria and urged the company to triple its training allocations for the country, describing Nigeria as “the most important country in Africa” in terms of human capital.
Bugaje called for deeper engagement between Nigeria and China in the technology sector, predicting a future shift of global innovation towards Africa.
Representing the National Universities Commission, Mohammed Farouk lauded Huawei’s corporate social responsibility efforts, noting the company’s role in technology transfer through partnerships with local institutions.
On her part, Huawei’s Senior Human Resource Manager, Juliet Emeronye, revealed that both the Abuja and Lagos job fairs attracted strong interest, with over 1,000 online registrations in Lagos alone and hundreds of on-site participants from various universities in Lagos.
She said the Lagos fair targeted final-year students, National Youth Service Corps members, and young professionals, with top-performing candidates progressing to recruitment stages.
According to her ,participants at the fairs underwent technical interviews, with the most outstanding being considered for roles within Huawei’s partner companies.
The Abuja fair was on a larger scale targeting job seekers from internship, entry level, to experienced professionals. The Abuja fair had thousands of job seekers attend onsite.
