By The Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) has recorded a massive impact while driving digital transformation in the state, particularly in the area of education.
According the Chairman of the Lagos chapter, Mr Adesina Adewale, the chapter through several pivate sector collaboration has brought digital education into the state’s education sector, which he said led to the state grabbing the best result in the West Africa School Certificate Examination (WASCE).
Adewale who spoke to journalists shortly after the NCS Lagos Digital Walk disclosed that the success recorded in the Lagos digital education ecosystem was through a collaborative efforts with SIGMAC technologies and West Africa Examination Council.
He added that every year SIGMAC gives out sponsorship deserving students saying that NCS Lagos as a professional body will continue to synergise with the public and private sector grow a digital economy.
“The other flagship programme is Don Etiebe’s Innovative Prize. We call it Don Etiebe’s Innovative Prize for the most disruptive final year projects in tertiary institutions in legal state and environs. So we have another one that is a Salako Marvin Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Prize sponsored by Dr Abimbola Salako to see latest projects in artificial intelligence. The IT Champs competition is for upper primary, the JSS and the senior secondary school.”
Speaking further, he noted that the motivation centres around visibility stressing that “we have our members in the government sector, in the industry, in the academia. We even have a student membership and very importantly we have what we call legal digital governors which constitute of the governor of legal state himself, then the deputy governor who is a fellow of Nigeria Computer Society.
While applauding the deputy governor for his strides in digital transformation in Lagos states, he said that “we usually regard our national president Nigeria Computer Society as the chief host”
While I am the host. So together we form the Lagos state digital governor structure. That is what motivated this maiden edition of NCS Lagos state 2026 and most importantly it’s like a crescendo towards the preparing for our 17th IT summit and awards which comes up next week Thursday that’s 5th of November.”
