Abia Lifts Hiring Ban to Recruit 19 TechRise Graduates as 850 Finish ICT Training
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Updated · Premium Times · Aug 22
Abia Lifts Hiring Ban to Recruit 19 TechRise Graduates as 850 Finish ICT Training
3 articles · Updated · Premium Times · Aug 22
Summary
Governor Alex Otti ordered the immediate recruitment of 19 top TechRise graduates, briefly lifting Abia’s civil service hiring ban before reinstating it.
The move is meant to keep the programme’s best talent in government, with officials told to map ICT skill gaps across ministries and create a special salary cadre for tech professionals.
At the same Umuahia ceremony, 850 youths completed the third three-month TechRise cohort, received the laptops used in training and were awarded N100,000 each.
Otti said 2,210 people have now completed TechRise, while the programme has also trained 2,500 civil servants in computer skills and aims to reach 5,000.
The state also plans ICT certification centres and support for a graduate-built drone project, widening its push to turn digital skills into jobs, businesses and public-service upgrades.