The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (OSSAP-TVEE) has donated 50 laptops and 50 industrial training course licenses, valued at over N80 million, to students of Government Science and Technical College, Garki, Abuja.
A statement from the media unit of the OSSAP-TVEE said the donation was in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, and also aimed at advancing innovation in technical education in the country.
Speaking at the event, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Education (SSAP-TVEE), Madam Abiola Arogundade, stressed the significance of the donations in line with the presidential mandate to promote innovation in technical education.
She said, “We are giving licenses to 25 students for each of these courses who will each also receive a laptop which is already configured with the appropriate software downloaded to enable the beneficiaries to do the course effectively.
“It is the beginning of a journey into stimulating innovation in technical education in the country which is one of the major pillars of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.”
She urged the beneficiary students to seize the opportunity presented by the training, envisioning them as future entrepreneurs in the fields of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.
She encouraged the students to strive for excellence in their chosen fields, envisioning a future where Nigeria achieves significant progress in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.
She lauded Messrs De Lorenzo International for their generous support and assured of continued partnership with the company.
“The initiative represents the beginning of a journey towards stimulating innovation in technical education in the country, aligning with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the administration. The donations of laptops and training course licenses symbolize a significant step towards fostering innovation, enhancing technical education, and empowering students to become key contributors to Nigeria’s technological landscape,” she said.
In his remarks, the school principal, Mr. James Musa Kuta, said, “It is a privilege that our youths are being captured at this age to engage in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Anywhere you go now all over the world it is the in thing and if the youth are perfect in them, they will fit in any part of the world.”