Foundation Wants FG To Invest More On ICT For Teens

The Director General of Teen Ambassador Foundation (TAF), Mr Paul Adiwu, has challenged the Federal Government on the need to invest more on teenagers in Information Communication Technology (ICT) across the country.
Adiwu gave the charge recently during the closing ceremony of a summer programme organised by “Teen Ambassador Foundation”, in collaboration with the “Net Access Communication Limited”.
The summer programme, which began on July 24 and ended on the 2nd of September, 2023, was targeted at training teenagers and youth in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Education with Robotics.
He stated that the Centre was not a training institute, but explained that the event was  borne out of his passion to develop the potentials of the Kids in the country.
According to him,  his passion was to expose the kids to science technology engineering, mathematics, and robotics by employing experts to engage them.
The Tide’s source reports that several teenagers and youths were trained in robotics and were presented with certificates, while some of them demonstrated what they had learned in robotics.
The Head, Legal Enforcement and Regulation of Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Mr. Babatunde Bamigboye,  warned Nigerians, especially teenagers, against sharing personal information on the internet.
Bamigboye, who spoke on behalf of  the Director General of the Commission, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, said Nigerians should be wary of putting all their data on the internet so as to keep people off from knowing everything about them.
“At the Commission, we protect data, and most of what you will need to develop apps depends on data. You must protect your information when you go online. It is important that this forms part of our curriculum as teacher of children because they are now exposed to what adults are exposed to”, he said.
Olatunji said he was hopeful that from the kids who attended the summer organised by Teen Ambassador, the country would have renowned innovators among them.
He also commended TAF for organising such a programme to keep the children busy during the holiday while assuring the teenagers that 20 years from now they would remember today and thank the organiser.