Organized by the FutureMap Foundation with support from national and international partners, the camp ran from July 28 to August 15, 2025, and brought together 1,070 students from 45 schools. Notably, organizers ensured that at least 40 percent of the attendees were girls, reflecting a deliberate effort to encourage female participation in traditionally male-dominated fields.

Hands-on Learning and Cultural Immersion
Supported by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), The Peace Institute, Beyond Mentors, Wesley College, and the University of Rome, the program featured seven guest facilitators and three FutureMap tutors. Students received hands-on lessons in core areas including engineering, coding, and digital creativity.

Beyond the classroom, students participated in a cultural tour of Kano, where they explored traditional industries like leatherwork and indigo dyeing, connecting modern science with local heritage. The camp concluded with a soiree celebrating cultural exchange and teamwork.

Positive Impact and Future Plans

Community feedback on the initiative has been overwhelmingly positive, with parents, teachers, and local leaders praising the program for raising awareness about the importance of STEAM education. Teachers reported greater confidence in applying new methods, and students expressed renewed interest in science and technology careers.
The impact of the camp was rated 4 out of 5 by the foundation. FutureMap emphasized that its model—which successfully integrates STEAM learning, cultural immersion, and strong welfare management—has proven effective.

Looking ahead, the foundation announced plans to scale the initiative to other underserved regions of Nigeria. “Our biggest lesson is that innovation must go hand in hand with adaptability,” organizers noted. “By improving procurement planning and strengthening partnerships, we can take this model nationwide and prepare the next generation for the future of work.”

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TECH DIGEST – The Lagos State government has commenced the distribution of one million Information, Communication Technology (ICT) devices to secondary school students to ease their ability to learn and become solution providers for the country particularly the state.

Also, to ensure that the teachers prepare pupils for the challenges that could arise in the future, the government handed tech-teaching devices to 15,000 teachers in public primary schools across the state.

The statistics were revealed yesterday by the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Sam Egube, at the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) UP Lagos Convention, organised by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Education, Adetola Salau, in Victoria Island.

Egube added that the move was aimed at taking learning and teaching beyond the previous physical mode and embrace technology to solve issues and aid teachers and students to teach and learn with ease across Lagos public schools.

The commissioner, while noting that at least 33,000 of the devices had been distributed, stated that the distribution was being done in phases to ensure efficiency across the state.

On the 15,000 devices handed over to the teachers, Egube said they were already configured to assist the government to monitor teachers’ efficiency, especially their resumption and teaching activities at school.

The commissioner explained that in the 2021 budget, N161 billion was set aside for human capital development, including training and other activities that would ensure efficiency in service delivery.

Egube said to sustain constant human capital development, there was the need for partnership with the private sector, saying, our development in the education sector requires partnership with corporate individuals and organisations in the state.

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