Lagos State Students To Get "Ibile Tablets" In 2016

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, following the footsteps of his Osun state counter-part, Rauf Aregbesola who introduced ‘Opon Imo’ in Osun state, has revealed that Lagos state will distribute ‘Ibile Tablets’ to all its public secondary school students in 2016.

Ambode stated this during the presented the Year 2016 Budget proposal of N665.588billion to the House of Assembly, with a pledge that his administration will not only implement the budget faithfully, but also ensure that it works in the best interest of Lagosians.

"I am happy to inform you that in 2016 we will develop our e-Curriculum, leading to the distribution of Ibile Tablets to students in our public schools. This revolution, at the Secondary School level, will set a new standard in our educational system, and further enhance the knowledge of our children to enable them compete effectively with their peers in developed countries”, the Governor said.

The Governor who christened the 2016 budget "The Peoples Budget” said it is an improvement of 26 percent over the budgets of 2014 and 2015 respectively which stood at N489.6 Billion individually.