The Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced the plan to train 30,000 Nigerians on blockchain technology.
The training which is expected to start by December 2022 will be done in partnership with Domineum Blockchain Solutions (DBS).
According to NITDA, the blockchain training is in line with the country’s objective for digital economy and emerging technologies.
While training will be hybrid (Virtual and In-Person), Investors King learnt the scholarship is open to all Nigerians irrespective of state or place of residence.
In addition, participants will be grouped for team projects while the best team during the project phase will have the opportunity to join an incubation programme in London.
To register for the scholarship, interested applicants must be 18 years or above and be willing to commit at least 20 hours a week to the course.
Furthermore, intending applicants must have access to a laptop computer or Desktop as well as a strong internet connection.
While the duration of the course would be three months, NITDA noted that a basic understanding of coding will be an advantage, although not a necessity for consideration.
Investors King learnt further that the successful applicants will receive scholarship alerts on their phones ahead of the training which is scheduled to begin by the 1st of December 2022.
Intending applicants can apply by clicking on the following link “NITDA Blockchain Scholarship“. Please note that the deadline for the application is 28th of November 2022.
This NITDA scholarship themed “Accelerating Blockchain Adoption in Nigeria and Empowering Developers to Build Blockchain Solutions for Enterprise and Government Project” is part of a broader strategy of the ministry of communication and digital economy to engage several Nigerian youths on digital skills that can enhance their lives and prepared then for the growing technology marketplace.
It would be recalled that the Miniter of Communication and Digital Economy recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft Corporation to train five million Nigerians on high-demand digital skills.