FCTA okays N995m for digital education

In furtherance to the ongoing digitalisation of its education system, the Executive Council of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved the sum of nine hundred and ninety -five million naira for the procurement of over 1,000 laptops and other digital materials for senior secondary schools in the territory.
The Council disclosed this yesterday at the end of its 10th meeting presided over by the Minister of FCT, Barrister Nyesom Wike.
Briefing journalists after the meeting, the mandate secretary FCT Education Secretariat, Dr. Danlami Hayyo said the digital materials will help in preparing students of senior secondary school for WAEC, NECO and JAMB examinations.
Hayyo opined it was high time for the students to embrace more of digital learning and teaching than the manual way.
He added taht the initiative will assist move FCT schools from normal class room teaching to media education system of learning.
“The Executive Council of the Federal Capital Territory Administration has approved the procurement and distribution of over 1,000 laptops to senior secondary schools.
“FCT schools will now transform to digital education system, we will now move from normal teaching and learning class room to media education system of learning”, he stated.
Similarly, the Mandate secretary for FCT Agriculture and Rural Development (ARDS), Lawan Geidam, also disclosed that the council approved the procurement and distribution of 250 metric tunnes of fertiliser to farmers in FCT.
He explained that the tonnes will include NPK, Urea with tonnes of liquid fertiliser to be distributed to farmers across the six area councils for dry season farming.
He said: “The council today at the 10th meeting, has given approval for the procurement of 250 metric tonnes of fertiliser for dry season farming in the territory.”
Our correspondent reports that the Executive Council meeting was attended by Minister of state for the FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, Coordinator Abuja Metropolitan Management Council and Mandate secretaries of the various secretariats.