{
  "id": 1592488,
  "title": "Aptech targets digital skills gap amid rising demand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/aptech-targets-digital-skills-gap-amid-rising-demand",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:00:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/aptech-targets-digital-skills-gap-amid-rising-demand/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Technology training provider Aptech Nigeria is targeting the digital skills gap amid increasing demand for technology-related capabilities in the workforce. The company made this case at its first national convocation in Lagos, where over 130 graduates were recognized and awarded scholarships to further their education at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom. Aptech's programmes combine classroom instruction with practical projects, examinations, and career-oriented technology and creative skills, with the aim of bridging the skills gap between employers' requirements and job seekers' abilities.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Aptech targets digital skills gap amid rising demand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/aptech-targets-digital-skills-gap-amid-rising-demand",
        "published": "2026-08-17T23:46:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}