Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured that the federal government will integrate technology into the nation’s educational infrastructure to address human capacity and resource challenges to improve learning outcomes.

The Vice President noted that with the evolving global technological landscape, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will harness all the available opportunities to add value to the country.

Speaking on Wednesday during a meeting with the World Bank Nigeria team at the Presidential Villa Abuja, VP Shettima assured that President Tinubu is committed to driving change in the country.

Senator Shettima referenced India’s success in using KYAN smart class solutions to teach students in rural areas, suggesting that similar innovations could revolutionise Nigeria's education system, calling for a holistic approach to education reform, including improving infrastructure, teacher training, and the implementation of technology.

Earlier during their presentation on Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity in Nigeria’s Human Capital, leader of the team and World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Dr. Ndiamé Diop, outlined their focus on improving governance, health, and education across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The projects, HOPE – Governance, HOPE Primary Health Care and HOPE Basic Education, are part of a broader push to reform governance processes, primary healthcare and education, with an emphasis on human capital development.
He added that all the HOPE series interdependent operations are result-based financing (programme for results), with results primarily at the sub-national levels.

One of the core components of the initiative, he explained, is the use of technology to enhance service delivery, both in healthcare and education.

Other World Bank representatives at the meeting included Operations Manager, Taimur Samad; Senior Health Specialist, Dr Ritgak Tilley-Gyado; Governance Specialist, Ikechukwu Nweje; Lead Governance Specialist, Deborah Isser and Senior Education Specialist, Dilip Parajuli.