Etisalat Nigeria Donates Computers to Boost ICT Literacy

Etisalat Nigeria has donated 30 desktop computers to boost ICT education at the Ta primary school in Zaria, Kaduna State.

Ibrahim Dikko, vice president, Government and Regulatory Affairs said the intervention was in line with the company’s commitment to improve the quality of education in Nigeria through quality partnership with the relevant tiers of government to develop the sector.

Dikko, who also noted that ICT education has become a basic component of learning because of its attendant benefits, added that the nation will benefit most if students in primary and secondary schools are exposed early to it.

Etisalat Nigeria currently has several intervention initiatives in the education sector, among which include the first-of-its kind Etisalat Telecommunications Engineering Postgraduate Program (ETEPP), in partnership with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Plymouth University UK, and the Etisalat Academy, UAE, Etisalat adopted-a-school programme, Etisalat Merit Awards Scheme, a scholarship awarding initiative focused on meritorious undergraduates of various Nigerian universities, Career Counselling for secondary school students and a pan-Nigeria teacher training programme in partnership with the British Council.