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Schools can now register for CSFirst Code Club training by Coderina and Google

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BY: Nmerichukwu Igweamaka

Coderina Education and Technology Foundation have entered into a partnership with Google to initiate CSFirst Code Club to over 100 schools and community centres.

The CSFirst Code Club will offer trainings free of charge and facilitate CSFirst & Online Safety curriculum to over 3000 youths across Nigeria.

CSFirst curriculum which is the main component of the code club is a specialized curriculum by Google based on the programming language, Scratch from MIT, which helps kids and youth to become equipped with 21st century coding skills, problem-solving, critical thinking and creativity thereby empowering them to be able to contribute to personal and community development.

The 2019 Google CSFirst Code Club roll out is simultaneously happening in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.

The curriculum is developed based on real-life and practical themes that includes Sports, Fashion, Game Design, Storytelling, Music etc. hence, every youth can be equipped to learn and understand how they can take advantage of the digitalization in our world.

Coderina Education and Technology Foundation, a Nigerian registered non-profit, is the West Africa Operational Partner for the successful experiential international robotics and project-based learning program FIRST LEGO League and recently FIRST Tech Challenge.

Director of Coderina, Mr. Akinniyi Obaide, disclosed after the just concluded official kick-off call with Google that the target youth within the age range of 9-16 years will participate.

These, he said, include students in secondary school and all technical schools. Participants will also be trained from community centres, libraries, youth camps etc.

“Private and Public Schools, State and local governments and stakeholders are to signify participation via completing an online form on this link http://bit.ly/CSFirstNG.

Coderina and Google partnership
Coderina and Google partnership

“Principals, Teachers, Parents, Religious leaders and everybody should tap into this golden opportunity to start our youth up very early computer programming, a pathway to developing 21 century skills. Go to or share the link with the appropriate people to Register Now as the numbers are filling up fast.

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Dangote Foundation Donates 80,000 Bags Of 10kg Rice To Communities

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The Aliko Dangote Foundation has donated 80,000 bags of 10kg rice to support vulnerable communities in Lagos State.

The Special Adviser on New Media to the Lagos State Governor, Jubril Gawat, disclosed this on his X handle on Wednesday.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; founder and chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote; and Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc, Femi Otedola, were present at the event of the food distribution.

Dangote has reportedly spent about N15bn on the food intervention programme with beneficiaries across Nigeria.

The food intervention programme by his foundation was first launched in Kano State on Saturday, and will see over one million bags of 10kg rice distributed across the 774 local government areas of the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory.

Here are pictures from the event.

We appreciate Dangote for this kind gesture.

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36-Year-Old Lady In Shock After Her 19-Year-Old Daughter Welcomed A Baby Without Her Knowledge

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She wrote: “My 19year old daughter made me a granny at the age of 36 😭😭 im still shook and traumatized

She hid the pregnancy for 9months up until her water broke. After God fear ama 2000.

Amid so many reactions from netizens, she also wrote;

“Lol some comments amuse me .. I’m not ashαmεd or embarrassed that I had my daughter at the age 18 , yes it was not planned but she has been the biggest blessing to me

I’m a mad that she got pregnant, yes any parent would be . Because I still wanted her to achieve more.

I’m also mad that she hid it from me because I could have planned better . And as for that little baby boy , I will love and raise him as my own son . He’s a huge blessing to me and the family.”

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Chinese Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Killing Nigerian Girlfriend

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Geng Quandong, a Chinese man standing trial for the murder of his Nigerian Girlfriend named Ummukulsum Buhari, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Kano High Court, Daily Nigerian is reporting.

On September 16 2022, Mr Quangrong stαbbed his 23-year-old girlfriend to death at her family residence in Janbulo quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano.

According to him, He said he had spent millions numbering upto 60 million naira on her.
All the expenses he made included buying her a car worth 10 million naira, Getting her a house worth 4 million naira, Opening a business worth of 18 million naira. Plus other millions he spent planning for their weddings and extra spendings he’s done for her.
And he did all that with hopes that they will get married to each other, But she married someone else instead. So he was really heartbroken which led to his actions.

Mr Quandong, 47, was found guilty of the offence of culpable homicide punishable with death under Section 221 of the Penal Code Law of Kano State and convicted accordingly.

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