The micro-grant funding aims to fund nutritious food businesses operating in the Vitamin A Cassava, Vitamin A Maize, Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato value chains in Kaduna, Benue, Nasarawa and Oyo States with equity-free grants to scale their businesses and support the commercialisation of nutrient-enriched food products in Nigeria.
ELIGIBILITY:
You must be 18 years of age or over as of May 2023
Must reside in Nigeria.
Operating in the Vitamin A Cassava, Vitamin A Maize, Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato value chains in Kaduna, Benue, Nasarawa and Oyo States
Your business must be registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) for a minimum of one year, while group applicants must be registered with CAC for a minimum of three years.
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BENEFIT:
The microgrant programme will provide equity-free grants of N3,000,000 (Three million naira) to 33 select businesses across the four project states.
The 3MTT programme by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy will generate a pipeline of technical talent in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision of creating 2 million digital jobs by 2025. Individuals and training providers across Nigeria are encouraged to apply to the first phase of the 3MTT programme.
ELIGIBILITY:
Nigerian
For the first phase, we will focus on these twelve (12) technical skills:
Software Development
UI/UX Design
Data Analysis & Visualisation
Quality Assurance
Product Management
Data Science
Animation
AI / Machine Learning
Cybersecurity
Game Development
Cloud Computing
Dev Ops
The average length of the courses being offered in this phase will be three (3) months.
The training is hybrid, meaning that it combines online and in-person components. While the majority of the training can be done remotely, there are aspects that will require in-person training.
The first phase of the programme will be executed as a fellowship model in collaboration with NITDA. We will select individuals with interest in specific skills and fund the cost of their training with training providers accepted into the programme.
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