FG Announces Deadline for N330 Million Tech Training Programme in US For Nigerians

• The National Information Development Agency (NITDA) has opened an application for tech training in the US for Nigeria youths
• The agency announced that Nigerian tech startups will receive training in Silicon Valley, US, as part of an all-expenses-paid trip
• The NITDA is offering about $220,000 to eligible Nigerians and has set the deadline for March 23, 2024

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The federal government of Nigeria, via the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has announced an opportunity for Nigerian youths to apply for a training programme in the US.

Special assistant to President Bola Tinubu on youth initiatives, Titilope Gbadamosi, announced this on social media.

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Successful applicants to win N330 million

NITDA said the application is an opportunity to win $220,000 (N330 million) and an all-expenses-paid training programme in Silicon Valley in the US.

The agency called on tech startups that can create ingenious tech-enabled solutions to leverage the opportunity.

Gbadamosi said:

“Youth take advantage!” the agency said.

“NITDA is calling for applications!

“Are you a startup? Can your startup create ground-breaking, tech-enabled solutions?

“If the answer is yes! Here is an opportunity to win up to $220,000 and all expenses paid training programme in Silicon Valley, USA.”

Per the agency, the deadline for application submission is March 23, 224. It asked interested persons to apply via nsia-ip.com.

FG to train 270,000 youths on IT skills

The development followed an announcement by the minister of communications, innovations and digital economy, Bosun Tinjani, on plans to train 270 Nigerians on various tech skills in Nigeria.

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Tijani disclosed this on Monday, February 19, 2024 at the end of the scheme's first phase aimed at empowering three million Nigerians with technical skills.

In an update on his X handle, Tijani said that the successful candidates for the second phase will be announced on Thursday, February 29, 2024, with project training beginning in March.

First 30,000 were trained in 12 IT skills

He noted that the first cohort of 30,000 participants underwent intensive training programmes across 12 skill areas in the last few months.

He highlighted Nigeria's lessons from its first phase and revealed its intention to improve with every new cohort.

He said:

“As we move into the next phase of an additional 270,000 fellows to be trained over the next 18 months, we are encouraged by the growing support from partners and stakeholders in our journey to deliver 3 million technical talents by 2027.”

1,400 organisations to train Nigerian youths

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According to the minister, over 1,400 organisations are interested in taking candidates from the programme’s first cohort.

In contrast, phase 2 of the ministry’s programme will be spread across three cohorts and end by September 2025.

According to a BusinessDay report, Nigeria aims to become an exporter of tech talent to rival countries like India with the 3MTT scheme.

The program will equip Nigerians with tech skills, including software development, UI/UX design, data analysis and visualisation, quality assurance, product management, data science, animation, AI/machine learning, cybersecurity, game development, cloud computing, and Dev Ops.

Nigerians asked to apply N10m agric project

Legit.ng also reported that the ministry of technology opened an application for Nigerian tech buffs to apply for its Agriculture Demonstration Project for a chance to get N10 million.

Tijani, who announced this via his X page on Monday, November 27, 2023, unveiled a long list of successful candidates as first cohorts for its 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme.

Source: Legit.ng