Girl-child education in conservative Muslim is on the sunny side: Sokoto State Female Education Board has concluded plans to collaborate with Greenmedia Digital Academy, a non-profit making organisation, to train at least 500 female students in digital and life enhancing skills.
The Board’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Mustapha Namakka, who disclosed this yesterday (Sunday, December 15) at the graduation of 35 students who underwent free training scheme organised by the organisation, said the Board has designed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) training programme for girl students across the state, an initiative approved by the State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu and already captured in the budget.
He assured of the Board’s readiness to partner with Greenmedia Academy on the exercise, stressing that students would be given all forms of training modules aimed at preparing them ahead of future challenges.
Also speaking, Mr Imran Muhammad, from the Ministry of Innovation and Digital Economy, said the ministry would look for ways to partner with Greenmedia Academy in the training of youths in ICT, charging the graduating students to continue to search for more knowledge especially in the area of ICT in order to be productive and relevant in the emerging society.
Earlier, the Executive Director of Life Legacy Training School, Prince Babatunde Omolehin, stated that the graduating sets were the fourth batch of the training programme, explaining that the free ICT training school, which began in 2022 was initiated as part of his efforts to contribute to the education development of youths in Sokoto State.
“Over these years, the academy has partnered with various non-profit and corporate organisations to train youths, including young girls and persons with disabilities on various ICT tools across Sokoto state.
“For instance, in 2022, the academy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), a social digital inclusion organisation to implement its Life Legacy Programme.
“So far, we have trained no fewer than 200 youths on ICT tools such as; website design, graphic design, multimedia tool, data analysis, and digital marketing which were impactful,” Omolehin said.
Other speakers included the Special Assistant to the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Malam Yusuf Dingyadi, a member of Nigeria Guild Of Editors, Malam Kabir Asada and the immediate past Chairperson of Nigerian Association of Women Journalist (NAWOJ), Sokoto chapter, Hajia Rakiya Muhammad among others.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event featured presentations of awards to distinguished students and presentation of certificates to graduating students.
