With 3.5 million young people entering the local job market every year, Nigeria has the numbers, but not necessarily the modern skills, to dominate the global digital economy.
To tackle this mismatch, Swiss-based Swiss Supervisory-approved non-profit Tomorrow Foundation has signed a three-year deal with Arizona State University (ASU) and the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Together, they are launching the “100 Million Learners Initiative” across Nigeria—a completely free, multilingual educational program designed to bypass traditional, slow-moving university curriculums.
The initiative offers three distinct levels of study depending on where a student is in their career:
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Foundational: Quick 10- to 30-hour crash courses in business basics.
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Intermediate: 130-hour modules tackling leadership and deep entrepreneurial skills.
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Advanced: Graduate-level masterclasses that can actually count as academic credit toward a master’s degree.
Instead of teaching soon-to-be-obsolete coding languages, the curriculum focuses on building “AI sovereignty” and long-term adaptability. By partnering with local agencies like NASENI, universities, and community groups, Tomorrow Foundation aims to pull young professionals—especially women and those in underserved communities—directly into the future of work before they get left behind by automation
