By Tony Obiechina
The Federal Government has launched an initiative to connect all Nigerian schools to reliable internet services, leveraging a 90,000km fibre optic broadband infrastructure project.
A statement by the ministry’s Director, Press and Public Relations, Folasade Boriowo, on Wednesday stated that the move is aimed at strengthening digital learning, expand access to modern educational tools, and harness technology, including Artificial Intelligence, to improve the nation’s education system.
The statement noted that the initiative follows a directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to expand nationwide digital infrastructure, ensuring key sectors like education benefit from ongoing broadband and telecommunications investments.
According to the statement, the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, and the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, held a high-level meeting to strengthen coordination between both ministries.
The meeting focused on developing a coordinated framework to ensure internet connectivity reaches institutions at all levels of the education system from foundational and secondary schools to universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.
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