- The Federal Government has announced plans to phase out chalkboards from Nigerian schools by 2027 as part of its education digitalization drive.
- Education Minister Dr. Olatunji Alausa said the government has launched smart boards and distributed over 60,000 tablets to students in Adamawa, Oyo, and Katsina, with 30,000 more on the way.
The Federal Government has announced plans to eliminate chalkboards from Nigerian schools by 2027, according to the Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa.
Speaking during a ministerial roundtable in Abuja, Alausa said the Tinubu-led administration is focused on digitalizing the education sector. He added that from 2026, the annual school census will be fully digitalized.
The minister revealed that over 60,000 tablets have been distributed to students in Adamawa, Oyo, and Katsina under the Airtech (Amazon Web Services) and BESDA programmes, with 30,000 more devices expected soon.
“We’ve also launched a smart board, two weeks ago. The goal is that by 2027, every school in Nigeria will have a smart board. This is how we can cascade high-quality education to every child, irrespective of where they live, their background, or their parents’ social status,” Alausa said.
He explained that interactive smart boards would replace traditional chalkboards, allowing teachers to use multimedia, digital textbooks, and real-time tools to make learning more engaging and participatory.
In other news…. A prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Bode George, has lamented that his children are struggling to find jobs in Nigeria because of the stigma attached to his name.
Speaking on Nigeria Info FM 99.3, the former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP said the country is plagued with hunger and anger.
“Today in Nigeria, everywhere there is hunger and anger,” George said.
Expressing concern for young Nigerians, he noted that many graduates are “floating” without direction while non-graduates are idle. “Graduates are floating, no future, no hope; non-graduates are doing nothing,” he added.
He urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to create a special youth empowerment fund to support both skilled and unskilled youths. “I suggested that Mr. President should set up a special fund to ensure that those guys who didn’t train in any skill can be empowered. Then micro-credit for young graduates who want to do one business or the other,” he said.
George also criticized the First Lady’s plan to build a national library through public donations. “Recently, the First Lady announced that she was going to build a national library and she needed contributions. That fund should have been by the President asking these people in the banks, those who donated N20 billion in two days, to give that money, which will be public money, and process it through good management,” he remarked.
On a personal note, he revealed that his children have faced rejection from employers because of his name. “The younger generation in this country, including my own children who graduated a long time ago, have returned and tried to get a job, but they can’t get a job because their name is Bode George,” he said.
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