By Laraba MUREY
The federal government has completed training of about 200 refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons, IDPs.
National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI in collaboration with National Information Technology Development Agency, NiTDA held a 5-day capacity development programme in Abuja.
Recall, that the government had announced it will train 10,000 persons of concern on digital skills across the 36 states including the Federal Capital Territory.
Other states to follow are; Nasarawa, Cross River, and Sokoto with 100 beneficiaries each.
Speaking at the closing ceremony on Friday, director for human resources, Bello Mohammed Bello, who represented the federal commissioner, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, urged the beneficiaries to be determined in actualizing the purpose of the training which is to improve their well-being and the society at large.
“This empowerment training is very practical, Nigeria is migrating from analogue to digital Nigeria that is why our collaboration with NiTDA is apt because we want to also migrate on that and this training has made a great stride.
“I want to also advised the participants to continue to interface with their colleagues, in the area of building partnerships in promoting digital work even after this training”
That is what this training is expected to achieve. I know by now we know how to set up a computer, organize the computer at least we have new knowledge to go home with.
It is my hope that these training will help you to co
