The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the government agency saddled with the responsibility of creating IT capacity especially among the youths has engaged about 100 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on technology tools.
According to NITDA, the training will ostensibly help the NYSC members to create jobs in the burgeoning ICT industry.
The Agency said the move is part of its objectives of supporting innovation and creativity, which will ultimately tackle unemployment in Nigeria.
Dr. Vincent Olatunji, acting Director General of the country’s IT clearing house, who disclosed this in Abuja at the launch of Open Source Software Development for corps members in FCT, stated that the essence of the capacity engagement is to equip the corps members to be able to start their own businesses and to be employers of labour.
The Acting DG NITDA added that the well thought out programme on IT youth empowerment and entrepreneurship through Open Source Software Development programme is targeted at developing and empowering graduate youths with IT requisite employability skills.
He hinted that NITDA will also assist and monitor the corps members to become successful entrepreneurs, thereby guaranteeing the well-being of the Nigerian youth.
