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Korea pledges $15M for education in FCT

By Anthony Otaru, Abuja
23 July 2017   |   4:20 am
The fund is being used to construct a Korea Model Secondary School, which is about 90 per cent completed. Also, 150 teachers would be trained on Information Communication Technology (ICT).

The fund is being used to construct a Korea Model Secondary School, which is about 90 per cent completed. Also, 150 teachers would be trained on Information Communication Technology (ICT).

To Train 150 Teachers On ICT

The Korean Government has pledged a grant of $15 million for the development of education in the Federal Capital Territory.

The fund is being used to construct a Korea Model Secondary School, which is about 90 per cent completed. Also, 150 teachers would be trained on Information Communication Technology (ICT).

In his address at the Third Level Workshop on ICT-based model education for teachers of the Nigeria/Korea Model School, Abuja, the Ambassador of Korea to Nigeria, Noh Kyu-duk expressed hope that Nigeria would become the number one economy in Africa from what he sees on ground.

Speaking on plans for the school, the Country Director of KOICA, Mrs. Sook Hyun Park revealed that the project comprised 24 classroom blocks – for primary school and 15 classrooms of junior secondary.

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