Oil giants, Exxon-Mobil has donated 5,000 Samsung tablets to the Kaduna state government to support its Smart Education Initiative.
Presenting the tablets in Kaduna, Exxon-Mobil representative, Paul Arinze commended Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai for this brilliant initiative, noting that the company is happy to invest in an initiative that will improve the overall performance of students.
Receiving the tablets, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, commended Exxon-Mobil for rallying behind Kaduna state Smart Education Initiative.
The Governor said his government conceived the initiative to improve learning outcomes and ensure that young students were made familiar with the knowledge potentials of modern technology, especially tablets and computers.
He added that the successful attainment of these goals will enhance the national competitiveness of Kaduna state students and help build human capital.
The tablets are loaded with instructional materials, some of which combine written texts with audiovisual material.
These enable students to interact digitally with textbooks and learning materials in a portable format.
El-Rufai disclosed that the state government would also purchase 10,000 tablets loaded with educational material for its students.
The governor assured Exxon-Mobil that the tablets would be utilised in the pilot scheme that includes 13 schools.
Students in SS1 in Queen Amina College, a boarding school for girls, would flag-off the pilot scheme.
According to the governor, the essence of starting with girls is to encourage young females and further show that education of girls is a priority for his government.