FG inaugurates free e-learning website for all schools

The federal government through the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has inaugurated free e-learning website for all schools in the federation.

The Minister represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Sonny Echono, inaugurated the website in Abuja on Tuesday.

He said the website, called ‘inspire.education.gov.ng‘ initiated by the ministry had two features-inspire for students and ignite for teachers, saying this would allow both learners and teachers have full access of the website.

He added that the ministry was collaborating with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) to allow only registered teachers have access to the website.

The minister said that the content of the free e-learning website would cover all levels of education saying that currently the ministry focused on primary and secondary education and would be made accessible to rural and communities without internet facilities.

“We have been developing content in such we can broadcast in every media. We have the content in radio which covers the entire country and also television.

“We have exceeded 30 per cent in terms of broadband. We are working with Galaxy Backbone to lay fibers across the country and laying it across schools in the country.

“The content is for all levels but the focus presently is at the level of primary and secondary. This is because there is hardly any of our Polytechnic or University that does not have their own.

“We don’t have the intention to close down website for polytechnics and universities but want to create a link for them to access the platform,” he said.