IHS pledges N1bn to fund FG’s 3MTT training scheme

By Blessing Emmanuel, Abuja

Telecoms infrastructure giant, IHS Towers has pledged a partnership support of N1billion for the three million technical talent (3MTT) project  of the Federal Government.

The Minister for Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijan expressed gratitude for the first partnership of the Ministry’s strategic blueprint project.

He noted that the funds would help facilitate the learning communities across the 36 States and the FCT and also pay the salaries of the facilitators of the project in each community in the next three years.

On his official Instagram handle, the Minister wrote, “I am excited to announce a N1 Billion partnership between the @FMOCDE and IHS Towers to establish the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) Learning Community. This initiative, which is in support of our recently launched 3MTT programme, will facilitate the set up of learning communities in the 36 states and the FCT. The N1billion funding from IHS Towers also includes a commitment to paying the salaries of 37 dedicated learning community managers for each location for the next 3 years.

“This is the first in a number of partnerships that we will be securing in support of our targets, specifically for the 3MTT programme and broadly for the Knowledge pillar in our Strategic Blueprint. #NigerianExcellence.

Dr. Tijani had recently announced the focus of his leadership tenure in the ministry.

In his recently released strategic blueprint, the Minister outlined clearly that he would train 3 million Nigerian talents by the end of 2026. This daring step is a strategic way to promote financial inclusion and digitalize the country’s economy, which is at the heart of the Renewed Hope Agenda.