Bosun Tijani, the minister of communication, innovation and digital economy has announced a N1 billion partnership between the federal government and IHS Towers to establish the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) Learning Community.

According to the minister, this initiative is in support of the recently launched 3MTT programme will facilitate the set up of learning communities in the 36 states and the FCT.

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Tijani said on the X platform “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.”

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“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,” he said.

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