There is a reason why young people should consider horning their data science skills. The world needs over 500,000 professionals skilled in Big Data functions, but there is a massive gap of qualified data scientists with specialized skills in the world.

Octave Analytics, a Lagos based Analytics Consulting firm, addresses this problem by offering Data Science certified programs along with three important professional-tracks in Data Science:

• Data Analytics
• Data Engineering
• Data Science.

They are part of the Data Science Council of America international training network and the only authorized DASCA educational provider in Nigeria. Their goal is to train and certify professionals and authenticate those who claim to be data scientists as there are a lot of fakers out there.

The commendable part of their playbook is that they create amazing opportunities for young graduates to accelerate their career in Data Science through the Octave Graduate Training Programme that offers internship and job placement opportunities. The first set is graduating this October for those interested in hiring certified Data Scientists. This is one part that complements the Nigeria Educational system by bridging the gap between gown and town for young people.

In order to scale up its national reach, Octave Analytics is opening up its distribution channel and is currently accepting strategic partners and distributors interested in rewarding partnerships to offer DASCA certification.

Should you be interested in partnering with us or have any inquiries, please contact: patners@octaveanalytics.com or Tope on: +234-802-488-9241.

In Edo state, governor Godwin Obaseki, the PDP candidate, has scored the highest number of votes to defeat APC’s candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Mr Obaseki polled 307, 955 votes while Osagie Ize-Iyamu  received 223, 619 votes. I am not from Edo state and certainly know little on the politics therein. But I cannot pass the opportunity to comment on how APC kicked Obaseki out of the party by disqualifying him on technicalities. This APC loss is also a low point for the former labour leader and APC chairman, Adam Oshiomole. 

This is not a PDP victory or an APC loss. This is a victory for the Edo people. Yes, godfatherism politics has indeed died in Edo to a large extent.

Let us celebrate the Edo people here. Forget the loser and winner; they are the same. Watch out, Obaseki may be planning to return to APC while Ize-Iyamu makes it back to PDP for the next season. It is permanent interest for them, and only them.

Good People, I am looking for a telecom business executive who has worked on the commercial and business sides of 5G networks. We are adding 5G as one of the technologies we want our next edition Tekedia Mini-MBA  members to understand. Yes, we want them to know the promises and possibilities so that they can prepare.

This sub-course should also include insights on how satellite broadband services like SpaceX Starlink could affect value-chain investments (MVNOs, airtime resellers, etc) on GSM terrestrial services (MTN, Glo, Safaricom, etc). Recently, SpaceX announced that its latency has achieved parity with most terrestrial networks: “SpaceX says its satellite internet service, Starlink, has achieved a latency under 20 milliseconds, which is on par with ground-based broadband.”

This course is expected to give clarity on how our members can reconcile these evolving paradigms, equipping them with practical insights to thrive at work. CDMA challenged land telephony in Africa. GSM destroyed CDMA and made land telephony largely history. Satellite broadband offers a new basis of competition if affordable satellite phones and improved latency materialize. What is the future of GSM and how can value chain investors plan for any potential redesign?

We want our learners to take this course and then return to their offices with deeper perspectives on the future. This course should inform, educate, etc around these nexus.

We will appreciate any recommendation; our contact is here.