Education
Katsina Digital Project to make 4m Digitally Compliant by 2027
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The Digital Katsina State Project (DigiKat), says it is targeting to educate, empower, upskill and make about four million individuals and groups digitally compliant by 2027.
Dr Muttaqa Rabe, President of DigiKat Advisory Board, said this during the flag-off of digital skills training for 15,000 in the state on Sunday in Katsina.
According to him, the training is open to any indigene of the state, including students and civil servants interested in acquiring digital skills.
Rabe said that teachers would be involved to ensure that they impart the digital skills to their students.
“It is one of the major ways that the target of digitising the state can be achieved and become sustainable,” he said.
Malam Muhammad Abbas-Usman, the DigiKat Monitoring and Evaluation Unit Lead, said the project was a transformative initiative aimed at digitising the state.
He said the ultimate goal was to educate, empower, upskill and make individuals and groups digitally compliant.
“It was also designed to empower people of the state with essential digital skills and create a conducive environment for technological innovation and entrepreneurship.
“The aim is also to make the state digitally compliant and improve the ease of doing business, create job opportunities for youths, and narrow the digital divide.
“The project will also help the state to become one of the largest digital consumer base in the country, and provide opportunities for local-level businesses to become global”, he said.
Abbas-Usman added that the project would enhance efficiency in the public services by making public servants computer literate.
The project lead also said it would develop efficient trade mechanisms, and encourage technology and digital transformation of individuals and groups.
“The major goals of the DogiKat is to make the state digital and thus improve the ease of doing businesses, help Katsina state youth to acquire relevant digital skills.
“Help the youth transit their skills into gainful employment, increase their income earning potential and assist a portion of the unemployed youths in the state”, he said.
Abbas-Usman said the project would provide the youths with computer literacy through online courses, library and digitisation training, online clinic and market, innovation lab and DigiKat pay. (NAN)
Education
Post-UTME: Unilorin Screens 16,097 Candidates for Admission
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Prof. Kamil Rauf, the Director of University of Ilorin’s Computer-Based Centre, on Monday said a total number of 16,097 admission-seekers, attended the institution’s 2024 Post-UTME screening.
Rauf expressed delight over the seamless conduct of the exercise while speaking with newsmen in Ilorin, attributing the huge number to adequate preparations put in place by the university management.
“The success recorded in the exercise was as a result of the material and human resources’ support given to the CBT by the management.
“During the exercise, the centre employed the use of high level technological innovation it put in place by the institution,” he said.
Rauf also noted that the quality of the infrastructure at the CBT had impacted positively on the university’s internal examinations.
He said these included departmental examinations, Institute of Education examinations, Centre for Open and Distance Learning examination (CODL), remedial examinations and Post-UTME screening.
Rauf said that University of Ilorin, was also a centre used to conduct the police and pension service promotion examinations.
“Others include, examinations for the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, Nursing Council of Nigeria, and Agricultural Council of Nigeria, among others,” he said.
The Director was however silent on the number of admission-seekers the university would be giving admission to for the 2024/2025 session.
”I will get back to the media on this once the decision is taken,” he said.(NAN)
Education
UI Students Reject School Fees Increment
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The Students’ Union of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Friday rejected the school fees increment approved by the governing council of the institution.Report says that to show their disapproval, the students staged an overnight protest from 10:20 pm to 2 a.m.The President of the union, Bolaji Aweda; Vice-President, Bolutife Aboderin, and Secretary, Daniel Elemide in a statement, rejected the new fees.
“We reject the decision made by the council. We are embarking a boycott of classes until our demands are fulfilled.“We demand a reversal of the increase. The students demand that the school fees portal should be shut down within 24 hours until our demands were met,” they said.The union leaders urged students to make use of social media platfprms to mobilise others on the #UIFEESMUSTFALL and #SAVEUITES until there demands are met.NAN reports that the governing council of the university on Thursday, approved the increment in school fees of students of the university from 100 to 400 level and also fixed deadline for payment.In a statement signed by the Registrar and secretary to the council, G.O. Saliu and available to UCJUI, the decision was reached at the inaugural meeting of the council held earlier on Thursday and it considered the new levy as recommended by the Senate of the University.Students who have not yet completed their registration, the council said, were advised to do so on or before Sept. 4.“Consequently, students who are yet to pay and complete their registration exercises are advised to do so, on or before Sept. 4, to enable departments download lists of registered students, in preparation for the First Semester Examination,” the release read in part.Additionally, the council urged students to take advantage of financial aids such as the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and various scholarships offered by the University and other benefactors to assist indigent students.The council also made it clear that there would be no extension of the registration deadline, as the portal will be closed after the specified date.“Council equally directed that students be encouraged to take advantage of the students’ loan fund (NELFUND) and sundry scholarships instituted by the University and other weil-meaning philanthropists, to cater for indigent students.“Above is for strict adherence as the portal will not be opened after the deadline,” the released further clarified.Report says that the deadline for the payment of school fees was initially suspended, following the July protest . (NAN)Education
Tinubu Approves Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital, Nasarawa
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, to the Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital, Nasarawa.In a statement on Wednesday by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, he said the approval followed a request by the Nasarawa State government.
“The conversion of the health facility to a federal teaching hospital will not only enhance the training of students in medical and allied sciences but also boost healthcare delivery in the state. “President Tinubu remains committed to ensuring the social welfare and healthcare security of Nigerians.“He will aggressively sustain his administration’s investment drive and efforts in the sector,” he said. (NAN)