By Fatima Muktar
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has unveiled the State Digital Library, making it possible for students to access textbooks and other research materials for free.
Governor Ambode, who was represented by the Secretary to the
State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello said the Library was part of the vision of providing
access to education for all.
"The digital library will provide a repository of contents which include 2,000 study aids on core subjects from primary to senior secondary school curriculum, over 1,600 tutorials, instructional videos and selected e-books for primary to SS3 approved texts, brief history of Lagos State, online forum, podcasts and exam-mate (A Test Resource).
"The contents also include quality research papers from Lagos State Tertiary Institutions covering a wide variety of topics digitized for the platform in various forms such as vocational videos, entrepreneurship contents, creatively presented history lessons and online courses on coding.
"This portal will be accessible via internet connection on a range of devices, from desktop computers to feature phones regardless of location, age or social economic status,” he said.
The Digital Library can be accessed on this url "www.educatelagos.com"
