The Office of the Vice President, in partnership with the North-East Development Commission, has trained about 100 teachers in digital literacy to strengthen education delivery in Adamawa State.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Regional Development Programmes, Mariam Masha, made the disclosure during a presentation at the Academic Support and Skills Enhancement Programme on Tuesday in Yola.

She said the in-person training targeted science, technology, mathematics and agriculture teachers in senior secondary schools across the North-East, covering Gombe, Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Taraba states.

Ms Masha explained that the initiative aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, aimed at bridging educational gaps and equipping teachers with digital and technical skills for effective teaching.

She added that the programme enhanced teachers’ capacity to integrate technology into classroom methods, improving education outcomes and preparing students for demands of a rapidly evolving global and digital economy.

The Managing Director of NEDC, Mohammed Alkali, represented by Adamawa State Coordinator Khalifa Lawan, said insurgency in the region necessitated urgent interventions to rebuild and strengthen the education sector.

He linked the prolonged insurgency partly to lack of access to quality education, stressing that improving awareness and learning opportunities was critical to addressing underlying social and developmental challenges.

Mr Alkali said the commission had rehabilitated schools across 112 local government areas in the North-East, adding that more than 50 per cent of the teaching workforce was lost due to the crisis.

He noted that efforts were ongoing to train and retain teachers, particularly at foundational levels, to rebuild the education system and ensure sustainable learning across affected communities in the region.

The state Commissioner for Education, Umar Pella, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Aisha Umar, commended the federal government, noting that continuous teacher training was key to improving classroom delivery.

He said strengthening teacher capacity would boost science, technology, mathematics and agriculture education and significantly enhance students’ learning outcomes across schools in the state and wider North-East region.

Also, Augustine Okoronka of Modibbo Adama University described the initiative as commendable, emphasising that education remained a critical driver of national development and long-term socio-economic progress in Nigeria.

He urged teachers to embrace lifelong learning by updating their knowledge, discarding outdated methods, and adopting modern teaching techniques to remain effective in an increasingly technology-driven education environment.

A participant, Kieran Godiya, described the training as timely, noting that it introduced artificial intelligence tools and inclusive teaching approaches to support diverse learners amid prevailing security challenges.

(NAN)