The Federal Government has unveiled a new initiative aimed at connecting schools across the country to reliable internet services in a move to strengthen digital education and promote the use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, in Nigeria’s learning system.
The programme is in response to a directive from Bola Ahmed Tinubu to fast-track the expansion of national digital infrastructure and ensure that sectors such as education benefit from ongoing broadband and telecommunications investments.
As part of efforts to implement the initiative, the Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, and the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, held a meeting with key stakeholders in Abuja to align strategies between the two ministries on the nationwide school connectivity project.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Education, Folashade Boriowo, discussions focused on creating a framework that will deliver internet access to institutions across all levels of the education sector, including primary and secondary schools, as well as universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.
