The Executive Council of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), in its 10th EXCO on Monday approved the sum of N995 million for the procurement of over 1,000 laptops for senior secondary schools.
The FCT Executive Council also approved 250 tonnes of assorted fertilisers for FCT farmers to boost food production.
Briefing newsmen after the meeting, the Council presided over by FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, the Mandate Secretary FCT Education Secretariat, Dr. Danlami Hayyo said the digital equipment will help in preparing senior secondary school students better for WAEC, NECO and JAMB examinations.
He said it was high time the students to embraced more of digital learning as well as digital teaching skills than the manual.
According to him, the initiative will assist FCT schools move from normal classroom teaching to media education system of learning.
Hayyo said: “The Executive Council of the Federal Capital Territory Administration has approved the procurement and distribution of over 1,000 laptops to senior secondary schools.
“FCT schools will now transform into the digital education system, we will now move from normal teaching and learning classroom to media education system of learning.”
On his part, the Mandate Secretary for FCT Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, ARDS, Lawan Geidam, disclosed that the Council approved for the procurement and distribution of 250 metric tons of assorted fertiliser to farmers in FCT.
He said the tonnes will include NPK and Urea with tonnes of liquid fertilizer to be distributed to farmers across the six area councils for dry season farming.
The Council meeting was attended by FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, the Chief of Staff to the minister, all mandate secretaries and other political appointees.
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