The Junior Chamber Worldwide (JCI), Ikeja, has referred to as for personal and public sector collaboration to equip college students in public colleges with digital expertise, as a part of efforts to align with twenty first century studying.
Common Secretary of the department, Kayode Ojoyo, made the decision on the inter-school Info and Communications Know-how (ICT) Quiz and Debate for Lagos State secondary colleges.
Ojoyo emphasised the important function expertise performs in in the present day’s world, saying no matter one’s alternative of career, expertise is important.
Describing the theme of the occasion: ‘Empowering the subsequent era: Harnessing expertise to drive sustainable growth in Lagos State,’ as apt, Ojoyo mentioned it’s centred across the significance of sustainable growth, expertise, and youth empowerment, that are all crucial areas of focus for JCI.
“A part of our goals is to supply a platform for secondary college college students to have interaction in crucial pondering, analysis, and public talking, whereas additionally elevating consciousness on the significance of sustainable growth and expertise in Lagos State. We consider it will encourage younger individuals to assume creatively about options to real-world issues,” Ojoyo said.
A previous president of the chapter and initiator of the challenge, Titilayo Akeutan, famous that debating is not only about talking in entrance of individuals; however it’s additionally about studying and significant pondering.
Legislative Chief of Ojodu native Council, Opeyemi Apatira harassed the necessity for an enabling atmosphere for college students to harness the facility of expertise.
In accordance with him, the state ought to have a expertise hub the place college students, each in major and secondary colleges, can study Web of Issues (IoT) and different subjects.
A few of the taking part colleges on the occasion included Julliard Academy, New Period Women Excessive Faculty Surulere, Mate Complete Excessive Faculty, Babs Fafunwa Millennium Grammar Faculty, Agidingbi Grammar Faculty, Omole Senior Grammar Faculty, Oke-Ira Senior Excessive Faculty, Zumratul Islamiyyah Excessive Faculty and Grimes Worldwide Faculty.
On the finish, Julliard Academy clinched the primary place, whereas New Period Women Excessive Faculty, Surulere, and Mate Complete highschool emerged first and second runners up respectively.
Winners had been rewarded with N200,000 N150,000 and N100, 000 respectively.
