The Nasarawa State Government has announced that 3,445 candidates have been selected for training under the NINATECH Smart Skill Programme, a joint digital capacity-building initiative carried out with the Niger State Government. The programme is supported by CISCO through the International Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics Academy and hosted by the Nasarawa State Information Technology and Digital Economy Agency. This development is a major step in strengthening youth digital literacy and improving access to high demand tech careers.
According to the announcement, shortlisted candidates are expected to review the training requirements for courses including Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics through the CISCO Introduction to Cybersecurity, Data Science through the CISCO Introduction to Data Science, and Digital Entrepreneurship through CISCO Discovering Entrepreneurship. The government stated that “details regarding enrollment and access to prerequisite courses will be communicated via email.”
Candidates are urged to check their emails regularly and complete all prerequisite courses within three weeks after receiving login details to qualify for practical sessions. The public can confirm shortlisted names via the official portal Link.
