Nigeria has outlined plans to equip all civil servants with information and computer technology skills.
Senior government officials have said it is imperative that these workers get ICT training in line with the evolving technological approach of running the affairs of government.
Speaking at an ICT training session for some selected government workers, the head of the civil service of the federation, Alhaji Bukar Aji, said the training is expected to be conducted in phases.
“All efforts are being made to ensure that officers are trained to make civil servants compliant with this new ways of transaction government business so as to ensure that the public is provided with services that are of high quality, timely and professional,” he said.
He added that the training is aimed at ensuring that all officers, irrespective of their cadres, are ICT proficient within the shortest possible period.
While government is working out the training programme, Bukar urged workers to develop themselves in modern ICT to enhance their productivity.
“Self-development in ICT by civil servants is crucial to enhance the quality of service delivery to the public.
"The global community is switching from the manual method of transacting government business to a highly technical office automation method; and from paper transaction to a paperless environment,” he said.
Bukar urged the participants in the first training phase to apply the acquired skills to their daily activities.
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