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Source: https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria/287373/exxonmobil-partners-kaduna-govt-improve-education
Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Offshore East) Limited,
an ExxonMobil affiliate company in Nigeria, has donated 5000 personal tablet
computers to students in Kaduna State government-owned secondary schools, under
the State’s Smart Education Initiative, as part of efforts to improve students’
access to education within the state.
The tablet computers are equipped with school curriculum, e-text
books along with past questions and solutions for national examinations, which
will greatly aid students in their academics by providing them with instant
access to multiple sources of knowledge.
“This initiative fits into our social investment strategy, which
supports improvement and capacity enhancement of institutions at all levels in
Nigeria’s education sector. It also mirrors similar educational programs
supported by ExxonMobil affiliates across Nigeria” said Paul Arinze, General
Manager, Public and Government Affairs for ExxonMobil affiliates in Nigeria.
“In the past two decades, ExxonMobil affiliates in Nigeria have invested over
eight billion naira in Nigeria’s education system.”
“We hope this investment in smart education systems for high
school students will have a carry-over effect, leading to improved performances
of the students at further levels of education, and an improved quality of
working class Nigerians in Kaduna state”, he added. Also speaking, the Group
General Manager (GGM) of the National Petroleum Investment Management Services
(NAPIMS), represented by the Manager Public Affairs, Ahmed Aminu, described the
project as a “worthy initiative” and urged the students to make the most of the
opportunity to embrace digital education.
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai |
The Governor of Kaduna State, His Excellency Mallam Nasir
El-Rufai, commended NAPIMS, Esso and other co-venturers on USAN deep water
field for their contribution to the State’s Smart education initiative,
emphasizing the value of the project in overcoming some of the current
challenges to education in the state.
The governor added that the proper utilization of the tablet
computers would enhance the national competitiveness of Kaduna State students
and help build human capital within the state.
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