FG partners Chinese firm on smart classrooms


THE Federal Government on Wednesday launched smart classroom digital education to link up children and schools to digital learning.

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, with primary school teachers who were trained on the use of Information and Communication Technology for teaching, during the launch of Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (Edo-BEST) programme in Benin City, recently. Already the Federal Government has commenced a process for the implementation of a partnership strategy between Nigeria and a Chinese firm for the establishment of digital education institute and provision of smart learning classrooms across the country.

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Osinbajo to launch Smart Classrooms, Digital Education Project


The Federal Government has begun moves to establish a digital education institute and provide smart learning classrooms across the country as a way of boosting investments in the Information and Communication Technology ICT. The project, which will be officially launched Tuesday in Abuja by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN will serve as a model technology-based classroom. This was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals SDGs, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, released Monday by her Media Assistant, Desmond Utomwen. According to the SDGs boss, the Smart Classrooms and Digital Education initiative, will be implemented in partnership with a Chinese Digital Technology giant, NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited and is in line with the commitment of the government to continue to provide quality education to Nigerian children as stipulated in Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals. SDGs.