Kwara State Launches Free Summer Coding Classes for Public Secondary School Students
According to a news report from Punch, the Kwara State Government has initiated a free summer coding class programme for students of public secondary schools across the state.
Kayode Ishola, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq's Special Assistant on Digital Innovation, explained that the aim of the summer coding class is to equip students with essential digital skills, enabling them to compete on a global stage.
Moshood Agboola, the governor's Deputy Chief Press Secretary, stated in a press release that the programme is set to run for six weeks at six different centres located within the three senatorial districts of the state. The classes are specifically designed for students aged between 11 and 15.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, Ilorin, Ishola said the state government was encouraging mass digital literacy among the youth so that they would not be left behind in the digital age.
“The government understands that for the students to have a competitive edge globally, they need to have digital skills, especially now that external exams like JAMB, WASSCE and NECO are now computer-based
“The programme will be run for six weeks. The first two weeks will focus on the introduction to digital literacy, particularly for kids that do not have much background in hands-on use of the computers, while the remaining period will be used for coding and other digital skills,” Ishola said.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
AGM Professional Services Ahmad Belgore Ben Duntoye NAWOJ Kwara State Sports Commission Ishaq Oloyede Bluenile Associates RTEAN Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence Ope Saraki Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita Oluwatoyin Lukman Bature Bello Sheikh Alimi Sunday Popo-Ola Monkey Pox CUTI Abdullateef Abdussalam Mamatu Abdullahi Adaramaja Sanusi Abubakar Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata College Of Education Turaki Students Union Government Ahmed Idris Mohammed National Broadcasting Commission Oyedepo Lanwa Jebba Issa Manzuma Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Salihu S. Yaru Kayode Oyin Zubair Olatunji Abdulmumeen Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed Sadiq Umar Sa\'ad Alanamu Iyiola Oyedepo Harrison Osauwagboe Simeon Sayomi Abdulrosheed Okiki Ajakaye TESCOM 2025 Sabi Abegunde Goke Suwa-Arabs Jimba Babatunde Kamaldeen Kehinde Niyi Ogundiran Ibrahim Oloriegbe Abubakar Lah Ogbondoroko Ballah Ekweremadu Olaoye B. Felix Abdulrahman Abdulrasak Babatunde Ishola Babaita Oyin-Zubair REO CAKES Abdulrasheed Akogun Mohammed Halidu Danladi Edret Sabi Abel Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange Olaiya Victor Mobolaji Christopher Odetunde LEAH Charity Foundation Ojo Fadumila Abdulahi Abubakar Bata Bayer Nigeria Limited Valsolar Consortium Alabi Lawal Musa Yeketi Ilofa

