The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has hinted of plans by the Federal Government to enroll new 90,000 Nigerians as Fellows in the third Cohort of the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) project.
Tijani, who gave this hint in a post on his X handle, disclosed that applications were still open to Nigerians who could still participate in the talent accelerator programme to learn in-demand tech skills and become part of a pool of technical talent for the growing digital economy in Nigeria and globally.
The X handle post reads: “I am pleased to announce that Cohort 3 of @3MTTNigeria is now live and we will be enrolling an additional 90,000 Fellows to start their training journey.
“For those in our 3MTT Community who have been patiently waiting, please visit your dashboard to get the next instructions on how to take the required foundational learning courses and assessment,” the minister added.
He stated that the training was scheduled to hold in phases across the country.
The 3MTT project, which was flagged off in 2023, is a Federal government project aimed at building Nigeria’s technical talent backbone to power its digital economy and position Nigeria as a net talent exporter to the global ICT markets.
The first phase, the Cohort 1, featured 30,000 Nigerians, while Cohort 2 followed in March with 270,000 fellows.
