In a move to improve the teaching standards and learning outcomes of science subjects in public secondary schools, the MTN Foundation on Thursday, January 12, 2023, officially commissioned the newly-renovated science laboratory at Government Secondary School, Owerri. The project is part of the second phase of the Foundation’s Science and Technology Laboratory initiative.
Following a set criteria for the nomination, four secondary schools; Government Secondary School Owerri, St Augustine College, Igbuzor, St. Aquinas College, Akure and Queens College, Lagos emerged as recipients for the second phase of the Science and Technology Laboratory initiative. Each of the schools received full renovation of their Chemistry, Physics and Biology science laboratories including installation of laboratory furniture, solar-powered boreholes, alternative power solutions, supply of laboratory equipment and consumables and training of laboratory staff.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony in Owerri, the Executive Governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma, commended the MTN Foundation for effectively carrying out its corporate social responsibilities to the people. Represented by the Imo State Commissioner for Education, Prof. JohnCliff Nwadike, he said the newly-renovated science laboratories will encourage the students to enhance their knowledge on science, technology and innovation.
In his own remark, the Director of MTN Foundation, Dennis Okoro, stated that the foundation is committed to supporting government efforts in the area of education. He said the MTN Foundation has been complementing Government’s efforts around youth development through the deployment of relevant initiatives, adding that the Science and Technology Laboratory Project is one of such initiatives where the need to improve science and technology education was identified through the remodelling and upgrading of science laboratories in public secondary schools.
It should be recalled that the MTN Foundation has renovated science laboratories in 22 schools across several states in Nigeria including Lagos, Abuja, Edo, Kwara, Katsina, Bauchi and Abia in the past.
