The Federal Government has revived 16 abandoned digital e-library projects in Federal Unity Colleges as part of efforts to modernise public schools and promote technology-driven learning.
Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Monday while commissioning a newly upgraded digital e-library and innovation hub at the Federal Government College (FGC), Kano.
According to a statement by the ministry, the facility is equipped with solar power, air conditioning, modern lighting and about 80 computer workstations to support teaching, learning and research.
Alausa said the project reflects the Tinubu administration’s commitment to expanding access to quality digital education.
The minister revealed that the government inherited 36 abandoned e-library projects across Unity Colleges but has completed 16 through the intervention of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).
He said digital infrastructure remains central to the government’s education reform agenda and pledged continued investment in technology-enabled learning.
During the visit, Alausa also inspected the Bilingual School in Ungogo, which he said is about 90 per cent completed, and directed officials to begin recruiting teachers ahead of its planned September opening.
He described the bilingual school programme as a key intervention to address the out-of-school children crisis by integrating Almajiri and other vulnerable children into formal education.
The minister added that more than one million out-of-school children had returned to classrooms over the past 24 months through reforms under the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative.
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