The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has commenced the Digital Literacy and Skills Programme for states.
The beneficiary states for the first phase are Gombe, Kano, Lagos and Rivers States. Schedule for the subsequent phases will be advertised in due course.
The programme tagged the Digital States Programme is in line with Digital Literacy and Skills pillar of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for a Digital Nigeria.
In a statement signed by Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations, NITDA, the Digital States Programme, designed as one of the implementation strategies of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for a Digital Nigeria, is aimed at equipping Nigerian youths with the necessary digital literacy skills that can facilitate Nigeria’s transition to the Digital Economy.
The programme is aimed at training about 540 youths from each state of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
It is expected that about 20,000 Nigerians will benefit from the programme. Registration for the first phase of the programme commences on Monday 8th March, 2021
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is a Federal Government Agency under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.
