Members of the Conference of Online Publishers in Akwa Ibom State (COOPA) have been trained on the act of leveraging on Artificial Intelligence (AI), a tech skill which will enhance their abilities to unlock both financial and career opportunities, while surmounting inevitable challenges on their growth journey.
This was the focus of the training session as organised by COOPA at Perly Gate Residence, Uyo, yesterday, Friday, April 26, 2025, with the theme "Unlocking Earning Potential with AI-Powered Digital Skills."
During the training session, the resource person, Hannah Graham, who is the founder of TutorTech Initiative, revealed the many dormant opportunities untapped in the tech world with focus on AI availability to ease media engagements responsibly.
The UK-based tech-savvy went further on a practical session on how to engage AI tools in one's daily work-life and other engagements, which makes task accomplishment much easier when the user is better informed on the usage of these AI tools.
She debunked the notion that AI emergence in the tech world is impeding creativity and relieving many employees of their job roles.
Mrs Graham noted that though AI has come to stay and helping CEOs, individuals, and corporate entities to manoeuvre their official routines easily, it is compelling for all to be accustomed to these tools which have come to stay.
"Existing side-by-side with humans is the future which is already here," she said.
She encouraged COOPA members to avail themselves of these innovative tools, like the ChatGPT, which will not only enhance their growth but their capacity as individuals doing business in the online space.
Earlier, in his opening remark, the Chancellor of COOPA, Mr. Utitofon Morgan appreciated the resource person, Hannah Graham, who was the guest speaker on the occasion, for seizing time from her busy schedule to share knowledge with members of COOPA.
Morgan stressed that one of the blueprints of his administration is the training and retraining of COOPA members, which was captured in his manifesto and urged members to take advantage of the training and maximize the provisions of AI tools in their daily online engagements for optimum media outputs while opening income earning opportunities.
He also seized the opportunity to appreciate the Special Assistant to the Governor on Trade and Market Matters, Mr. Idorenyin Raphael for being one of the facilitators of the event.
In his goodwill message, the Special Assistant to Governor Umo Eno on New/Digital Media, Mr. Richard Okon appreciated the organisers and the resource person for offering the learning platform. He noted that the value of self development can not be underestimated as such training offers an opportunity to learn, relearn, and unlearn.
He urged COOPA, who is the organiser, to expand the training series in the future for more people to benefit and promised to give the necessary support during COOPA's proposed outing later in the year. He added that he wants to align with one of the focuses of the ARISE agenda of Governor Umo Eno's administration which is youth empowerment and skill acquisition.
In his appreciation speech, the Chairman of the Training and Deputy Chancellor of COOPA, Prince Simeon Akpan, appreciated the Chancellor of COOPA, the resource person, the SA to the Governor, other facilitators of the training and members of COOPA for making the event a reality. He expressed hope that with the knowledge gained, a lot will change in the output of media engagements of members.
Meanwhile, the highlight of the event was an award of honour presented to the resource person, Hannah Graham, for her tireless contributions to human capital development and technological advancement within and outside Nigeria where over 2000, mostly women and children have benefited from her free training on TutorTech Initiative platform.
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