The national information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is a Federal Government Agency established to, among others, develop and regulate information Technology (IT) IN Nigeria.
In furtherance to transforming the country into a knowledge based and IT driven economy , the Agency is offering scholarship award for Masters and PhD in relevant areas of computer/information Technology (IT) and IT Law, obtainable in Universities

Applications are invited from suitable qualified candidates for the 2019/2020 academic session
REQUIREMENT
PhD: Lecturers in Universities, Polytechnics and College of Education with MSc in any Computer and Information Technology related field.
MSc Holders of First Class or Second Class (Upper) Honours Bachelors degree in computer information Technology Related field and Law

SELECTION CRITERIA:
The Scholarship award is strictly based on merit and the selection is equally distributed among
i.                     The six (6) Geographical Zones for LLM and PhD; and
ii.                   The 36 States and FCT for MSc
DURATION
The masters programme will run for 12-18 months while the PhD will run for a maximium of 36 months
APPLICATION PROCESS
All elegible candidate that are interested should long on to the scholarhip portal. www.scholarship.nitda.gov.ng to register and submit all relevant documents. Please note that the period is six (6) weeks from the date of this publication.

NOTE
A comprehensive computer-based aptitude test will be conducted for the award. Only candidate who passed the aptitude test will be shortlisted and invited for interview (which includes a supplementary test, verification of credentials and character evaluation).

Signed:
KASHIFU INUWA ABDULLAHI, CCIE
Director General/CEO