ELP: FG, Nokia enter MoU to train 200 students - ITREALMS

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The Nokia Solutions and Networks Nigeria has advanced plans to set up an Entrepreneur Learning Programme (ELP) to deliver high-quality vocational trainings to some 200 Nigerian students, reports ITREALMS.

The selected students will come from across the six geo political zones of of the country.

This was part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nokia Nigeria and the Federal Government through the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, alongside the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

The MoU was endorsed by the Honourable Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijanni, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, with Nokia Solutions and Networks Nigeria, to train young Nigerians on latest 4G/ 5G radio and transmission technologies at the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Digital Parks.

Nokia Nigeria would be setting up a fully functional 5G/4G test lab, leveraging their latest radio and transmission technologies.

This collaboration advances the vision to enhance the capacity and skills-set of Nigerians, by equipping them with contemporary skills and knowledge needed to adapt to the rapidly evolving telecommunications industry.


ITREALMS gathered that this MoU is in tune with the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy’s goal to drive digital literacy and build a pipeline of technical talents nationwide.

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