From militancy to Tech: Nigerian govt offers ICT scholarships to ex Niger Delta militants


 FCT, Abuja - The interim administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (rtd) has secured an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) deal for ex-agitators of the oil-rich Niger Delta region.

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has agreed to grant special concessions to qualified ex-agitators by offering them scholarships in ICT training.

The latest deal struck by Ndiomu in his quest to reposition the PAP was disclosed during a courtesy visit to the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, in Abuja recently.

As a follow-up, the management of NITDA is expected to set up an inter-agency committee that engages ex-agitators in the new digital world.

At the meeting with NITDA, Gen. Ndiomu presented a bouquet of requests to the agency, including employment, digital training or scholarship opportunities for ex-agitators within the ambit of the ICT world.

Responding, the Director-General of NITDA acceded to the various requests made by the interim administrator. 

He said: “We shall work with you to ensure you succeed in your assignment. We shall therefore set up an inter-agency committee which will serve as a bridge between NITDA and PAP".

“It will equally serve as a warehouse of information on digital training opportunities. Potential trainees would have easy and seamless access to the opportunities open to them.”

He added that the train-the-trainer, one of its flagship digital training programmes, would be of immense benefit to ex-agitators as it offers them the opportunity to earn monthly stipends while improving on their digital skills as trainers. According to him, graduates of NITDA training programmes will be provided with the necessary tools to compete with their counterparts elsewhere as global digital entrepreneurs or global employees.

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