The move, according to the government would boost ICT know-how among the citizens and expand the scope of knowledge for more opportunities in the global community.
The Ekiti State government has approved a new education policy that would guarantee the teaching of Information Communication and Technology as a course from the primary cadre of education.
A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Muyiwa Olumilua on Saturday said, “The executive council approved the development of an Information and Communication Technology policy in education for both primary and secondary schools in Ekiti State.“This is in furtherance of one of the major pillars of the Fayemi-led administration, which is the Knowledge Economy.
He said the council also approved the memorandum on the Establishment of Ekiti State Institute of Local Government Studies Bill, 2020, which is to make a Law, to provide for the establishment of the Institute of Local Government Studies in Ilawe – Ekiti. “The council approved a memorandum on the review of Laws of Ekiti State, 2012 . The review of the Laws is an ongoing process, to bring the five volumes of the first edition of the Laws of Ekiti State, up to date.
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