A software development company, Softwareshop Pty Ltd., on Friday said that 16 pupils on a three-month free software development training had to develop computer games and apps for their usage on Android phones.
The Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Mr. Austin Agbakor, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
Agbakor said that the 16 pupils were those who had taken advantage of the three-month free training on software by the Computer Village hub, a subsidiary of the softwareshop.
According to him, the pupils have started designing some games applications which is tagged “Made in Ikeja Games”.
He said that such an effort by the children would boost their knowledge on Information Communication Technology and make them economically independent.
Agbakor said the three-month free training for pupils was an effort to meet the target of training 100,000 Nigerians in partnership with Codefest Nigeria, that promotes idea meeting technology to create a unique product for enterprise and community.
It is a hackathon event, a software coding and application contest where students come together and use technology to transform ideas into reality.
NAN reports that Cvhub had on Aug. 6, commenced a three-month free training for children on software development, coding, Robotics and so on.
NAN also reports that at the launch of the Cvhub in Lagos on Aug. 3, Agbakor had said that the training was also to give back to the society.
According to him, training children well in software development, and providing the right environment will boost Nigeria’s production of software in line with international standards.
Source: NAN
