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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) said over 60 percent of teachers in Nigeria\u2019s public primary schools lack digital literacy to participate effectively in any e-learning environment.<\/p>\n

Executive Secretary UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi disclosed this at the commissioning ceremony of basic education projects at the Federal University Dutse, in Jigawa State.<\/p>\n

He said this was discovered during the Covid-19 lockdown of 2020.<\/p>\n

Boboyi explained that as part of the commission\u2019s effort of ensuring development of basic education in Nigeria, digital literacy is another area the commission focused on.<\/p>\n

He said the commission is building seven zonal and state model schools to actualize its vision of a robust digital basic education in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria is building seven zonal and state model schools which are purely digital with state of the art facilities for e-learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cDigital resource center is also being constructed in Abuja to coordinate digital learning in the basic education sub-sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said when completed, it would put the sub-sector on the digital map of the world.<\/p>\n

He commended the outgoing vice Chancellor of the Federal University Dutse, for all achievements in the last five years of her tenure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) said over 60 percent of teachers in Nigeria\u2019s public primary schools lack digital literacy to participate effectively in any e-learning environment. Executive Secretary UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi disclosed this at the commissioning ceremony of basic education projects at the Federal University Dutse, in Jigawa State. 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