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Nigeria’s ambition
to rank amongst the top 20 economies of the world come year 2020,
depends heavily on the ability of the country to harness the huge
potentials of Information Technology in all sectors of the economy. The
Minister of Education, Ruquyyatu Ahmed Rufa’i said this yesterday Abuja.

Mrs Rufa’i, who
spoke at a meeting on review of curricular for all levels of education
in the country, said Information Technology has been the key driver of
sustainable national developments globally. “The realisation of the
national vision, the vision of being one of the top 20 economies come
year 2020 leans heavily on the ability of the country to harness the
huge potentials of IT in all sectors of the Economy,” she said.

The minister
revealed that the Ministry of Education recognises the critical role of
IT and has made it a priority as evidenced in the recently released
road map for the education sector.

The minister
pointed out the achievement recorded so far in the area to include
capacity building for teachers and education administrators through
internationally recognised certificates as the basic minimum
certificate for literacy; the development of the National International
Educational Framework (NITEF) for the structuring and the regulation of
IT education in the country; the establishment of Innovation Enterprise
Institutions (IEIs) to address skill gaps in such areas, as well as
articulation of the policy that makes computer education compulsory for
all levels of education in Nigeria.

She urged various members of the committee mandated to design and
review IT curricular to collaborate with other agencies of government,
as well as ensuring that the curricular addresses the technical
realities of the country even as they harmonise with global paradigms.