The Federal Government has inaugurated the Universal Basic Education Commission(UBEC), Digital Resource Centre to bolster the implementation of smart education in Nigeria.
Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, who officially commissioned the project located in Abuja, said the Center was designed to enhance the provision of smart teaching and learning environments for teachers and students.
He said already over 10,000 teachers and educators have received various forms of training at the Digital Resource Centre in preparation for full takeoff of the 37 Smart Schools built by the Federal Government through UBEC across the 36 States of the Federation and FCT.
Mamman asserted that the centre is second to none in the world as according to him, there could not have been a better time to develop digital technology in education than now, especially as the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is looking at building vocational institutions across the country.
He said everything would be done to ensure the timely upgrading of the centre to ensure quality delivery for what it is worth.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, said the establishment of the centre marks a milestone for Nigeria’s quest for digital education.
“UBEC has the mandate to coordinate quality education in Nigeria through innovation like the establishment of the Digital Resource Centre that employs the power of technology for education. This is to ensure that students and teachers have access to digital tools in a globalised world.”
He said the idea was to provide high digital quality content for users to bridge the gap between traditional and modern learning.
“We envisage a future where every Nigerian child has access to quality education,” he said.
Lantana Nasir
