OSSAP-TVEE Donates Laptops, Industrial Training Courses To Students In Abuja

In line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Education (OSSAP-TVEE) has generously donated 50 laptops and 50 industrial training course licenses, valued at over N80 million, to students at the Government Science and Technical College, Garki, Abuja.

The laptops are equipped with the necessary software to support a six-month training program in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Engineering, demonstrating a remarkable commitment to advancing innovation in technical education in the country.

During the handover ceremony at the college in Area 3 of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Madam Abiola Arogundade, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Education (SSAP-TVEE), emphasized the significance of the donations in promoting innovation in technical education.

“We are giving licenses to 25 students for each of these courses who will each also receive a laptop configured with the appropriate software to enable them to complete the course effectively,” Arogundade stated.

The initiative aims to enhance technical and entrepreneurial skills among students, aligning with one of the major pillars of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.

Madam Arogundade urged the beneficiary students to seize the opportunity presented by the training, envisioning them as future entrepreneurs in the fields of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

She emphasized the potential for the students to utilize the skills acquired to become self-sufficient and contribute to the nation’s technological advancement.

Highlighting the importance of upscaling the nation’s workforce skills, she noted the potential impact of Robotics Engineering and Artificial Intelligence on Nigeria’s industrialization and productivity.

The SSAP-TVEE also stressed the need for Nigeria to advance in industrialization and technology to join the league of developed nations.

Drawing parallels with leading countries in the use of Robots and Artificial Intelligence, she encouraged the students to strive for excellence in their chosen fields, envisioning a future where Nigeria achieves significant progress in these areas.

Madam Arogundade expressed gratitude to Messrs. De Lorenzo International for their generous support and looked forward to continued partnership with the company.

“The initiative represents the beginning of a journey towards stimulating innovation in technical education in the country, aligning with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the administration. The donations of laptops and training course licenses symbolize a significant step towards fostering innovation, enhancing technical education, and empowering students to become key contributors to Nigeria’s technological landscape,” she disclosed.

She also pointed out that many interventions are ongoing in Nigeria in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, adding that these donations contribute to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s mandate of promoting technical education in Nigeria.

Madam Arogundade disclosed that the donations to GSTC are the beginning of a series of such gestures to technical institutions across the country, with the next in line being Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) in Lagos.

Reacting to the kind gesture by the federal government, the Principal of the school, Mr. James Musa Kuta, expressed delight at being chosen among many other technical institutions in the country as the first to receive the courses and laptops for the six-month program.

“It is a privilege that our youths are being captured at this age to engage in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Anywhere you go now all over the world it is the in thing, and if the youths perfect in them, they will fit in any part of the world,” Kuta declared.

Beneficiaries of the Artificial Intelligence Course, Young-Itiye Emmanuel and Simone Godsfavour Ojoacheli, thanked the President for his interest and commitment to Nigerian youths and commended the SSAP-TVEE for bringing that commitment to reality through the donations.

Beneficiaries in the Robotic Sciences, Muhammad Onono Hadiyyah, Augustine Daniella, and Manasseh Goodness Injadoo, also expressed gratitude for the administration’s commitment to youth development and promised to make good use of the opportunity by developing into experts in their chosen careers and training other youths.