E-Business
Nitda Trains 100 Youths under ‘YES’ 2012
National Information Technology Development Agency (Nitda) said it is ready for the first phase of its ICT Youth Empowerment Scheme (YES), a unique sensitization and innovation training programme for the unemployed Nigerian Youths.
Professor Cleopas Angaye, director general of the Agency said that the programme is part of Federal Government’s transformation agenda.
Angaye stated that core goal of the initiative is to help participants develop ICT capital and entrepreneurial skills and to deliver hand-on training on web design, management and hosting to them.
Nitda also hopes to equip best participating youths during the training with start-up tools and equipment.
Under the first phase, 100 youths are expected to be trained, each in Abuja and Lagos state beginning from 22nd to 26 October, 2012.
According to the Nitda Act, 2007, the agency is expected to create a frame work for the planning, research, development, standardization, application, coordination, monitoring, evaluation and regulation of Information Technology practices, activities and systems in Nigeria.