The Federal Government has launched free e-learning portals for all students in primary and secondary schools following the shutdown of all schools as part of measures to avoid the spread of Coronavirus pestilence.
This was disclosed on Friday in Abuja by the Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus.
The minister revealed that all students in Nigeria have been granted free access to following e-learning portals; the schoolgate.ng and the mobileclassroom.com.ng App.
“These e-learning platforms have been declared subscription free for Nigerian students in primary and secondary levels during the period of this lockdown as necessitated by COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.
Mobile Classroom is a mobile application that enables students to learn audio-visually through devices like phones and computers.
He added that the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu had also disclosed that Airtel Nigeria network users could already browse this e-learning platforms for free while other telecom service providers like MTN, Glo, and 9mobile are currently making technical adjustment to their systems to accommodate this free access.
“This is provision we have already made this in relation to how you can access these platforms,” he said.
When asked on how these classes are conducted, he explained that online classes are the same as off-line classes, saying “you can download them and keep and learn them at your pace.
“Online can be real time if you are on the same wave and time when it is being taught.”
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