The Federal Government has opened applications for the fifth cohort of the 3 Million Technical Talent programme’s Delivery Network.
About ₦4bn is available to organisations that can provide verified skills and economic opportunities for Nigerian fellows.
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, announced the opening of applications in a post on X on Wednesday. He said the funding would support organisations working to equip Nigerians with market-relevant skills and connect them to employment and other economic opportunities.
Tijani said the initiative is funded by the European Union and Denmark through GIZ, HAUS and ESTDEV, alongside a grant from the MacArthur Foundation. He said it was designed to bring together organisations committed to developing Nigeria’s technical talent.
“The network brings together organisations united by one goal: equipping Nigerians with proven skills and connecting them to real economic opportunities,” he said.
According to the minister, interested organisations can participate as Funded Delivery Partners or Enabled Delivery Partners, depending on their capacity and the nature of their contributions to the programme.
He explained that Funded Delivery Partners could apply individually or as a consortium, provided they could demonstrate verified opportunities for fellows or a clear pathway towards securing such opportunities.
Tijani added that funding for this category would be tied to measurable outcomes achieved by the participating organisations.
For Enabled Delivery Partners, the minister said organisations and individual experts with training capabilities could take part, whether or not they had physical training facilities.
He noted that these partners would contribute to the development of shared national standards and credentials. They would also gain access to the 3MTT Talent Operating System, the National Talent Registry, demand intelligence and resources provided by programme partners.
The category would also provide access to device financing, subject to eligibility requirements.
Tijani said the initiative was critical to the administration’s ambition of building a $1tn economy. He stressed that Nigeria needed skilled workers capable of meeting the demands of businesses within and outside the country.
“Achieving H.E. President Bola Tinubu’s ambition of a $1 trillion economy will require Nigerians with the skills that businesses here and abroad are hiring for,” he said.
He added that the country also needed entrepreneurs whose businesses could create jobs and opportunities for others, as well as citizens committed to national prosperity.
Applications for Cohort 5 funding are scheduled to close on Monday, November 30, 2026. Interested organisations can apply through the programme’s delivery network portal at delivery.3mtt.gov.ng.
The 3MTT programme is a Federal Government initiative under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. It aims to develop Nigeria’s technical talent and strengthen the country’s digital workforce.
The programme seeks to train millions of Nigerians in technology-related skills, including software development, data analysis, cybersecurity, cloud computing and other areas of digital expertise. It also aims to connect trained participants to employment and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Its Delivery Network model is designed to widen participation by bringing training providers, employers, industry experts and other organisations into the national talent development ecosystem.
