{"id":59481,"date":"2025-01-12T13:37:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T13:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=59481"},"modified":"2025-01-12T13:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T13:37:47","slug":"5-million-students-to-receive-laptops-ai-training-in-1-billion-education-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/01\/12\/5-million-students-to-receive-laptops-ai-training-in-1-billion-education-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Million Students to Receive Laptops, AI Training in $1 Billion Education Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Emmanuel Ogbodo<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), in Lagos has partnered with the U.S.-based Digital Learning Network (DLN), to launch a $1 billion initiative aimed at equipping over five million private school students in Lagos with laptops and artificial intelligence (AI), training.<\/p>\n

The initiative, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on Thursday, seeks to integrate AI-powered learning solutions into the education system, enhancing digital literacy and innovation.<\/p>\n

Alaka Yusuf, President of NAPPS Lagos, described the initiative as a transformative step for private schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is more than a milestone; it\u2019s a commitment to equipping every child with the tools to thrive in a digital world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that the program would foster creativity, critical thinking, and global competitiveness among students while improving teaching methodologies.<\/p>\n

DLN CEO Thomas Larmena highlighted that the project is fully funded through private capital, incurring no cost to NAPPS, the government, or students.<\/p>\n

The initiative will also establish laptop assembly facilities in Nigeria, generating 2,400 jobs and 1,400 instructor roles.<\/p>\n

To ensure connectivity, the project will collaborate with Starlink and local telecom providers, expanding high-speed internet access in schools and beyond. Discussions are ongoing to scale the program nationwide.<\/p>\n

This initiative aligns with national efforts to promote AI and digital learning.<\/p>\n

The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology recently launched a free AI academy in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat and Intel Corporation, offering AI training, ambassadorial roles, and internships with Intel.<\/p>\n

Applications for the AI academy are open until January 30, 2025, on the official program website.<\/p>\n

The initiative is part of the government\u2019s broader strategy to leverage technology for economic growth and youth empowerment in the global digital economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Emmanuel Ogbodo The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), in Lagos has partnered with the U.S.-based Digital Learning Network (DLN), to launch a $1 billion initiative aimed at equipping over five million private school students in Lagos with laptops and artificial intelligence (AI), training. The initiative, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":59482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59481"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59483,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59481\/revisions\/59483"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}