Oluremi Tinubu Launches Oko ICT Centre in Anambra

On Thursday, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of Nigeria, officially commissioned the Oko ICT Centre located at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State. This centre is part of a broader initiative by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), which has allocated N6 billion for the establishment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Experience Centres across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones.

The Oko centre is designed to provide hands-on training in digital literacy, software development, data science, multimedia, online learning, and entrepreneurship, with a focus on emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence. During the commissioning, Tinubu expressed her gratitude and emphasized the importance of the facility as an investment in the future of Nigerian youths.

TETFund Chairman, Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, confirmed that each geopolitical zone would receive N1 billion for these centres, aimed at enhancing the digital competencies of students and lecturers, thereby improving graduate employability and fostering innovation.