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No fewer than 100 public school teachers in the Northwest State of Jigawa were trained in digital skills and empowered with learning and internet devices under the IHS Nigeria Digital Literacy Training and School Connectivity Programme held on Tuesday in Dutse, the Capital of Jigawa State.
The learning skill enhancement and digital devices for their schools were presented to the participating teachers during the IHS sponsored training programme that was held in partnership with the Jigawa State Government, and facilitated by Focus Teens Foundation, a Lagos based NGO, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Declaring the one-day event opened in Dutse, Titilope Oguntuga, Director, Sustainability, IHS Nigeria said “Today is more than a program launch, it is a collective investment in the future. A commitment to empowering students, supporting teachers, and strengthening communities through improved access to technology and essential digital skills.
Through this program, we are not only connecting schools to reliable digital infrastructure but also enabling access to the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP)—a powerful e-learning platform that equips both teachers and students with quality resources for continuous learning.
Also speaking at the event, Olaonipekun Kazeem, the Executive Director of Focus Teens Foundation, said over 100 teachers drawn from 50 Senior Secondary Schools across the State were selected to benefit from the academic empowerment programme.
According to him, two teachers from one Secondary School each, were selected from a total of 50 Secondary Schools and were exposed to the latest knowledge and information on how digital tools can be deployed and used for effective teaching and learning for the overall benefit of the students in the State’s schools.
Speaking on the programme, Olaonipekun stated that his NGO partnered with IHS Nigeria and UNICEF in delivering the digital literacy programme, as a way of supporting Nigerian schools, teachers and students in embracing the digital culture.
“Digital Literacy is a core skill for 21st -century education globally, and Nigeria cannot afford to be left behind in this regard, and it is becoming very instructive that teachers play a central role in equipping the students.
“It is also obvious that continuous training and practice are essential to the overall success of education delivery by teachers, that is why we are partnering with IHS Nigeria to present an MTN Router digital device to each of the 50 selected schools that participated in the programme”, he explained.
He noted that the objective of the programme was to improve teaching in the schools for the betterment of the lives of the students, and to promote the culture of good digital behaviour in the targeted beneficiaries, in addition to exposing them to how digital technology is redefining the ways that teaching is being conducted in modern times.
“So far, we have held this programme in four States, Osun, Kwara, Abia, and this is the Jigawa edition. The IHS Nigeria Digital Literacy Training and School Connectivity Programme is a bold initiative geared at transforming education through its partnership with UNICEF.
“The key goals ranges from mapping schools’ connectivity nationwide and connecting schools to reliable internet access to ensure students and teachers are not left behind in the digital age, as well as, to monitor connectivity and digital literacy adoption in real time”, he further explained.
Also speaking, the Jigawa State Commissioner for Education, who was represented by Garba Mohammed, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, commended the partnering bodies and organisations for initiating the impactful academic programme.
He said that the current administration is committed to the development of the educational sector, as well as partnering with local and international organisations in delivering quality and accessible education to the people of the State.
