By Ijeoma Olorunfemi
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has awarded its 2018/2019 scholarship to 49 citizens across the country to further their studies in relevant areas of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and ICT law.
The Director-General of NITDA, Dr Isa Pantami, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
The National Information Technology Development Fund Scholarship (NITDEF) is designed for Nigerian graduates who excelled in their first degrees in IT related courses to undertake Masters and Doctoral Degrees.
The scheme is aimed at promoting academic performance in IT and targets two persons from each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for masters degree and one from each of the six geo-political zone for the doctoral degree.
“NITDA, with the mandate of developing and regulating IT in Nigeria, has for the 2018/2019 scholarship year, awarded 49 scholarships for…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
