The Government of Osun has confirmed a new date for the official public launch and distribution of customised computer tablets tagged, “Opon-Imo” (Tablet of Knowledge) to students in S.S.1 to S.S.3 in public secondary schools, an initiative which has been reputed to be the first of its kind in the world.

The date for the launching of this project is said to hold on June 3, 2013.

This project is to improve the level learning among secondary school students and also to further prepare them for internal and external examinations.

The solar-powered tablets which are designed in the form of an iPad would be distributed to the students’ free-of-charge.

Speaking on the state government’s readiness to launch the initiative which she described as a milestone in the history of education development and enhanced learning in the country, the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Grace Titi Laoye-Tomori, who also doubles as the state’s Commissioner for Education noted that the Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led government, is determined to ensure that students are effectively prepared to meet up with the high standards needed for them to excel in the world of learning and research.

She further noted, “The tablets are installed with softwares of lesson notes and text books on 17 subjects offered by students of secondary schools as well as past questions and answers on the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), National Examination Council Examination (NECO) and the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) which will help facilitate the students’ preparedness for these examinations”.

“The launch and distribution of the computer tablets which also contain six extra-curricular subjects including Sexuality Education, Entrepreneurship, Civic, Computer Education, Yoruba, History and Traditional Religion to Secondary School Students across the various public secondary schools is a further attestation to the resolute pursuit of innovation in the state’s education sector”, she added.

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Wow! That's brilliant.. But let us not still forget HOW RICH THIS PROJECT WILL MAKE SOME OF THEM IN THE GOVERNMENT... I'M INTO TABLET PCS AND ALSO MANUFACTURING/CUSTOMISATION... so i know what this entails in terms of money

as much as i would love 2 applaud d osun govt for doing dis i wont.the idea is not bad in itself,but it is totally unnecessary.let them take a good look at d infastructures of d public school,welfare of the students,learning conditions and a lot more.and they'll see how far dis money(which will 1st be used 2 fatten some already fat pockets)will go.then ill applaud.nigeria should learn the importance of prioritization.it will go a long way.PEACE.