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Digital Safety for Families & Students

Protect your family, your money and your peace online — the simple, practical way.

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About this course

Learn practical, everyday online safety for your whole family — strong passwords and a password manager, 2FA done simply, spotting the scams that target Nigerian families and students, WhatsApp and social media privacy, keeping kids safe, handling cyberbullying, and where to report fraud and abuse. You'll finish with a complete family/student digital-safety plan you can actually follow, plus the confidence to help others stay safe too.

Your phone is now your bank, your photo album and the front door to your whole life — and the people who want to rob or harm you have moved online too. You don't need to be techy to be safe; you need a few simple habits, done by everyone in the house.

What you'll learn

Course syllabus — 7 lessons

  1. Why digital safety is now a family survival skill11 min
  2. Lock your accounts — passwords, a password manager & 2FA14 min
  3. Spot the scam — the traps that target families & students15 min
  4. WhatsApp & social media — privacy and account safety13 min
  5. Protecting children online — rules, controls & screen-time14 min
  6. Cyberbullying & your digital footprint13 min
  7. Devices, safe shopping & where to report — your safety plan14 min

Your project

Build Your Family/Student Digital-Safety Plan

A single shareable link (Google Doc or similar) to your family/student digital-safety plan, containing five clearly labelled sections: (1) a password + 2FA audit, (2) the top scams you'll watch for with their tells and your response, (3) the device and privacy settings you'll change, (4) child-safety rules & controls or a student digital-footprint plan, and (5) your house/online rules plus a reporting + victim-support plan.

Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, it is graded against a rubric, and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify.

Frequently asked questions

Is Digital Safety for Families & Students free?

Yes. Digital Safety for Families & Students is completely free on Skillnaija. You need a free account to open the lessons, and there is no charge for the course, the project, or the certificate.

How long does Digital Safety for Families & Students take to complete?

5 weeks · ~4 hrs/week. There are 7 lessons, about 2 hours of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.

Do I need any experience to start Digital Safety for Families & Students?

Beginner-friendly. You can start from scratch — no prior experience is assumed.

What will I learn in Digital Safety for Families & Students?

You will build practical skills in Strong passwords, a password manager and 2FA — set up simply, Spotting and refusing scams that target families and students, WhatsApp and social media privacy and account-takeover defence, Protecting children online — rules, parental controls, screen-time, Recognising and handling cyberbullying, and supporting victims, Managing your digital footprint for admissions and future jobs, Where and how to report fraud and abuse in Nigeria. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.

Do I get a certificate for Digital Safety for Families & Students?

Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Build Your Family/Student Digital-Safety Plan and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.

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