The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the Federal Government’s 3 million Technical Talent (3MTT) program is capable of increasing the digital and technical skills of young Nigerians by 70% by the end of 2027.

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, stated this while speaking at the City Business News Summit held in Lagos.

A recent survey conducted by GetBundi, an online education technology outfit, revealed that more than 100 million young Nigerians, representing 85%, have no digital skills to take up good job opportunities that require such modern skills. However, Maida believes the 3MTT program will turn things around.

According to him, the program through which the government is planning to train 3 million Nigerians, is capable of increasing Nigeria’s pool of technically skilled persons in the global market leading to potential employers of digital and technical skills in the international scene to begin to engage more Nigerians.

“This programme, which has commenced already with over 1 million applications by potential trainees, is expected to increase the level of digital and technical skills among Nigerians, especially young and middle-level talents, to 70 per cent by the end of 2027. This will position Nigerians to productively contribute to the economy and place us in the top 25 percentile of research globally in the key areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), IoT, Robotics, Blockchain, and Additive Manufacturing in keeping with the strategic plan unveiled by the Honourable Minister.”