Ekiti State government is ready to commit adequate resources to ensure that digital education is embraced by students and other relevant stakeholders.
Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji disclosed this in Ado Ekiti at the launch of a digital solution designed to improve Learning in schools tagged “The Nigeria Learning Passport”
The Nigeria Learning Passport, NLP is a country-level site available to make the curriculum and learning materials available to students with internet connectivity both at school and home.
She said part of government’s commitment is human capital development, provision of desktop computer and free internet services by developed partners, expansion of learners’ scope and envible environment for the system to thrive.
The Governor’s wife announced that the State is taking lead in digital skill acquisition across basic and technical schools while teachers from one hundred public secondary schools were being exposed to digital literacy training to lay a foundation for digital skill acquisition.
Dr Olayemi therefore appreciated Federal Ministry of Education and other partners including UNICEF, Global Partnership for Education, and Airtel towards ensuring access to qualitative education through internet for all Nigerians, regardless of age, gender and geographical location.
“The system of education nowadays demands more than the conventional approach, and thus, the system needs to be complemented with digital approach to enhance learning” she added
The first lady therefore challenged relevant stakeholders to design the implementation strategies to ensure that the Nigeria Learning Passport is popular and well embraced by the learners and other end-users, including parents.
Earlier, the Special Adviser to Governor on Education, Dr Adebimpe Aderiye said the advantages of the project are enormous as it would particularly improve learning among primary and secondary school students.
In their good will messages, the Secretary to the state Government, Dr Habibat Adubiaro said it was another step towards attaining human capital development as it would have positive impact on Education, if implemented.
Also, Chief Education Coordinator, UNICEF Nigeria, Dr Saadhna Panday-Soobrayan who observed that Ekiti is the thirteenth state in Nigeria to embrace the programme said the organization wanted digital approach to be integral part of how teachers operate in classroom with free online services through partnership with mobile internet provider.
Ekiti state SUBEB chairman, Professor Femi Akinwumi noted that it was another milestone in facilitating effective learning and expose younger generation to digital economy.
The event attracted, permanent Secretaries, top government functionaries, politicians among others.
Busuyi Ogidiolu
