FG to distribute ICT equipment to 15 colleges of education under Japanese-supported project
The federal government says it has concluded arrangements to hand over information and communication technology (ICT) equipment to 15 federal and state colleges of education across Nigeria under a Japanese-supported education intervention project.
In a statement issued on Friday by the federal ministry of education, the handover ceremony is scheduled to hold on June 2, 2026, in Abuja.
According to the statement, the intervention falls under “The project for capacity-building of teachers to promote continuous and inclusive access to safe and quality education for girls in West Africa.”
The ministry said the initiative represents a strategic investment aimed at strengthening teacher education, improving digital learning, and expanding inclusive access to quality education, particularly for girls.
The project is funded by the government of Japan through UNESCO’s International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (UNESCO-IICBA).
The ministry explained that the initiative seeks to address major educational challenges confronting countries in West Africa, including low educational attainment, high numbers of out-of-school children, learning poverty, gender inequality, and shortage of qualified teachers.
It added that the project targets six West African countries and is designed to strengthen teacher professional development, improve teacher training institutions, and promote the use of digital technologies in teaching and learning.
The intervention is being implemented in collaboration with the African Union International Centre for the Education of Girls and Women in Africa (AU/CIEFFA) and the African Union Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) team in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Beneficiaries include the federal ministry of education, teacher training institutions, teacher educators, school inspectors, and primary and secondary school teachers across Nigeria.
The ICT items to be distributed include 65 laptops, 71 tablets, four desktop computers, five interactive smart boards, 19 all-in-one desktop computers, 14 projectors, 15 printers, and 15 backup hard drives.
The beneficiary institutions are Federal College of Education, Kontagora; Federal College of Education, Zaria; Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe; Federal College of Education, Yola; Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba; and Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo.
Others are Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze; College of Education, Zuba; Isaac Jasper Boro College of Education; Enugu State College of Education (Technical); Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kano; Adamu Augie College of Education, Argungu; Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto; Adamawa State College of Education, Hong; and Taraba State College of Education, Zing.
The ministry said the intervention is expected to improve teaching quality, promote ICT-driven learning, and create safer and more inclusive learning environments for girls.
It added that the adoption of gender-responsive and conflict-sensitive teaching approaches would help improve retention and learning outcomes among female students.
According to the ministry, implementation strategies include teacher capacity building, introduction of school safety guidelines, infrastructure upgrades in teacher training institutions, provision of digital learning tools, and promotion of knowledge-sharing platforms.
The ministry also announced additional education-focused initiatives by UNESCO-IICBA, and the government of Japan targeted at vulnerable groups and crisis-affected communities.
One of the new interventions is titled “Empowering female teachers and school leaders in crisis situations through integrating mobile-based learning in the Pan African virtual and electronic university (PAVEU) initiative.”
The project aims to support female teachers and school leaders in crisis-affected communities through mobile-based learning solutions developed in partnership with Japanese EdTech company Castalia Co. Ltd and the African Union’s Pan African virtual and electronic university initiative.
The initiative will cover platform development, course creation, pilot training programmes, outreach, monitoring, and evaluation in Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon, Algeria, and South Sudan.
Nigerian institutions expected to benefit include Jigawa State College of Education, Gumel; Umar Ibn El-Kanemi Ibrahim College of Education Science and Technology, Bama; College of Education, Gashua; Federal University of Education, Pankshin; Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo State; Federal College of Education, Ofeme Ohuhu; Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education; and Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa.
Another intervention announced by the ministry is “The project for enabling out-of-school children to join Formal education through accelerated Learning.”
According to the ministry, the project is designed to reintegrate out-of-school children into the formal education system through flexible accelerated learning models that combine academic support, psychosocial care, life skills development, and safe learning spaces.
The federal ministry of education commended the government of Japan, UNESCO-IICBA, the African Union, and other development partners for supporting efforts to improve inclusive and quality education in Nigeria.
