In a major boost for tech-driven education, new digital learning centres have been launched across four prominent secondary schools in Ibadan. Hon Adedeji Dhikrullahi Stanley Olajide, the federal lawmaker representing Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West, facilitated the project to equip local students with vital youth digital skills training. This initiative aims to prepare young minds for the demands of a modern, knowledge-driven economy.
The newly established hubs will benefit hundreds of students every year. Plans are already in place to integrate modern technology into everyday teaching and learning within the beneficiary schools and surrounding communities.
Olajide Outlines Oyo Digital Education Agenda
Speaking with journalists at the Tech 3.0 Convergence organised by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) in Abuja, Olajide said the initiative forms part of his broader vision for digital inclusion, access to digital learning, and improved human capital development across Oyo State.
The four schools selected for the first phase of the project are:
- African Church Grammar School, Apata
- Our Lady of Apostle Secondary School, Odo-Ona, Apata
- Army Barracks Grammar School, Eleyele
- Ibadan Boys High School
The lawmaker, who is also the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) candidate for the Oyo South Senatorial district, explained that these facilities are part of a long-term commitment to educational growth and youth development.
Driving Youth Digital Skills Training from the Parliament
As Chairman of the House Committee on Digital, Information Communication Technology and Cybersecurity, he said he has remained committed to advancing policies and programmes capable of promoting technology adoption, innovation and digital capacity development across the country.
The federal lawmaker noted that the digital learning centres Oyo represent only a fraction of a more ambitious Oyo digital education agenda being developed for the Oyo South senatorial district.
Olajide revealed that plans are underway to expand similar facilities and technology-driven educational initiatives across the nine local government areas that make up the Oyo South senatorial district if elected into the Senate.
Expanding the Scope of the Oyo Digital Education Agenda
According to him, the proposed agenda will focus on digital infrastructure development, technology innovation, digital literacy programmes, youth capacity building, and improved access to digital learning resources for students and young people.
The lawmaker also stressed that the region must invest heavily in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. He remarked that the future prosperity of any society depends largely on its ability to develop a technologically skilled workforce.
He added that sustainable development in the twenty-first century requires deliberate efforts towards innovation, research, entrepreneurship, and digital empowerment.
Olajide expressed optimism that investments in digital education would contribute significantly to youth empowerment, economic growth, and technological advancement, stressing that preparing young people for the future must remain a priority for leaders at all levels.
