Di Federal Government don launch new programme wey go allow eligible Nigerians get smartphones, laptops and tablets through consumer credit. Di initiative na under di Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation, wey dem dey call CREDICORP, and dem dey work with di Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.
Di programme na to make digital devices easier to get, and at di same time, encourage people to buy products wey dem assemble for Nigeria. For di first phase, wey be pilot, applicants must show some requirements before dem fit consider dem.
First, you must indicate di state where you dey live now. You go choose from Nigeria 36 states or di Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Dis info go help dem profile applicants and manage di programme across di whole country.
Second, you need to state your current employment status. Di options wey dey available include employed, self-employed, unemployed, student, and others. You fit also add your monthly income, but dat one no compulsory. Di income brackets start from below N100,000 go reach more dan N1 million.
Third, di first phase na only for people wey dey di Federal Government Three Million Technical Talent programme, wey dem call 3MTT. But di application portal also get oda digital training programmes like ALX, Cousera, Data Science Nigeria, Google, Huawei, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle. Dis mean say di programme fit later include participants from dese organisations.
Fourth, you must choose di device wey you want: smartphone, laptop, or tablet. You also need to explain how you go use di device. Di options include education, business, work, entertainment, and others. You fit select more dan one reason if e apply.
Finally, before you submit, you must confirm say all di information wey you give correct. You also need to give consent for CREDICORP and dem partners to contact you and verify di information to see if you qualify for di credit.
To apply, visit di website and click “I’m Interested.” Dat go take you to di application form where you go fill all details.
