{
  "id": 11662952,
  "title": "iDICE Opens Applications for Free Skills Training for 50,000 North-Central Youths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/idice-opens-applications-for-free-skills-training-for-50-000-north",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T10:20:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/03/idice-opens-applications-for-free-skills-training-for-50000-north-central-youths-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The federal government's iDICE Skills-to-Jobs Programme has opened applications for free digital, employability, and specialised skills training for 50,000 young people in North-central Nigeria. The programme, which targets eligible participants aged 15 to 35 in Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, and the Federal Capital Territory, will be implemented by Tech4Dev in a consortium with TeleSoftas and Taltrix. The initiative, part of the Skills-to-Jobs component of the larger iDICE Programme, aims to provide practical, job-relevant skills for opportunities in the digital and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sectors. Approved training providers will deliver the training, structured across three learning levels: Foundational, Developmental, and Specialised. Areas of training include digital literacy, customer support, data entry, data analytics, SEO writing, UI/UX, product management, coding, AI engineering, cybersecurity, animation, and digital marketing. The programme prioritises women, persons with disabilities, and young people from underserved communities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}