Minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Farouq, has announced the commencement of the N-Knowledge programme nationwide.
Sadiya made the announcement in a statement by Bashir Alkali, the ministry’s permanent secretary.
According to the statement, the N-Knowledge is a component of the N-Power programme, with focus on training youths in information technology, including software development, to enable Nigeria compete favourably in the global technology space.
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The statement reads: “N-Power (N-Knowledge) programme will upskill 20,000 young Nigerians on the global radar as exporters of world-class services and content in the creative and information technology sectors,”
“It will develop the skills and capacities along the skills set in the value chain of mobile apps and website development while boosting the talent development effort for the growth of information technology industry in Nigeria.
“The programme consists of centralised in-camp training for 3 months with a 6-month apprenticeship across the 6 geo-political zones. A total of 20,000 beneficiaries will participate in the programme.”
The ministry further said: “The trainees will be introduced to different schedules that will definitely make them more informed and ready for the global competitions in the global market,”
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“This is significant because the trainees will be introduced to life-skills and attitude re-orientation, work ethics while rules of engagement are also exposed to them.”
