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Glo Empowers Leaders of Tomorrow With Glo Mobile Tutor Device(AllAfrica Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Innovation is a tool that brings changes and growth to every aspect of human race and if it's embraced socially, academically, economically etc. development becomes the order of the day. This is one of the secrets of the fast growing Asia economies trying to compete big economies of the world that started before them. China in particular is soaring higher in innovation. Think about the state of Nitel before 1999 when Obasanjo emerged as civilian president of Nigeria how Nigerians spent all day at Nitel offices trying to fix one line or the other, settling Nitel bills and all sort of challenges that had affected business operations tremendously and as a result many businesses went underground. Kudos to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who initiated a change and brought innovation into telecommunication in this country. Today, the story has changed. Nigerians can transact more business, reach out to families, relations, friends and well-wishers at a cheaper rates with distance not being a barrier with Glo innovations available at your doorstep. That is innovation for you. It boosts business operations and encourages global competitiveness. Even though it carries some ripples but the benefits are more. Again, our teenagers never knew their parents started school carrying black slates and white chalks. But as time went on, through innovation, the comfort that pen, pencil, and paper brought easily condemned the slates to the antediluvian period. I was lucky to witness the transition from slate to paper and therefore welcome the "better life"whole heartedly, as did everybody else. In the same manner, many teenagers today will find it hard to believe that their kids will go to school with Tablet PCs, the same way they found it hard to imagine their parents in school knickers bulging with chalks, and using the back of their palm to wipe their slates whenever their teacher introduced another subject. Back to the terrain of telecommuni-cation and also considering the needs and beauty of innovation to human race, an indigenous telecom giant, Globacom, in its giant stride since it joined the telecoms competition in Nigeria has refused to relent its efforts in terms of innovation, equipping Nigerians of all catego-ries with benefiting products, tools and job creation, empowering SMEs in the country. Considering the fact that quality of education affects quality of leader-ship and economic performance, the man-agement of Globacom Limited, has launched another innovative device, Glo Mobile Tutor, specially designed to provide instant know-ledge and prepare Junior and Senior secondary students for examinations. According to the Sales Director, Glo 1 Enterprise, Bolanle Ogundogba: "Globacom is committed to the development and education of the Nigerian child. The Glo Mobile Tutor provides instant knowledge and puts the power of education within the reach of every child in all the 774 local government areas of Nigeria." She explained that "Glo, having realized the relatively low literacy rate in Nigeria and Africa, due to deficits in educational infrastructure and insufficient manpower needed to impart knowledge, found the need to introduce this service with the application and contents provided by Roducate." "The innovation is loaded with both West African and British Curricula and has been endorsed by the relevant educational bodies such as the The Joint Admis-sions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), the National Educational Research Development Council (NERDC) and Federal Ministry of Communication Technology." Ogundogba assured Nigerians of Globacom's continued support for education because of its belief that good educa-tion makes a great nation and encourages parents and guardians to avail their children and wards of this laudable techno-logy with its pocket-friendly tariffs and rates. "What we are witnes-sing here today is the continuation of an enduring and sustain-able strategy by Globacom to support the educational system in Nigeria and Africa and to improve the academic performance of our dear children. True greatness lies in the education of all." "We are doing this across the continent as we build the best and biggest global telecom-munication brand focused on supporting our people with a reliable platform that will enable them to reach their fullest potentials." "We also wish to encourage parents and guardians to avail their children and wards of this laudable technology that would enhance their academic ability, and ultimately, an enligh-tened society. They can subscribe to Glo Mobile Tutor service at pocket-friendly tariffs and rates designed to give back to our valued subscribers." In the same vein, Chairman, Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, Segun Raheem said, "we are phasing out paper work; this application will help our students study on the go". The Glo Mobile Tutor is one of the many inno-vations that Globacom has introduced as part of its commitment to better the lives of Nigerians. The plan is open to both new and existing subscribers. Further more, Glo has launched an academy called Glo Academy and the Mobile tutor is part of the campaign to improve standard of education in Nigeria because we believe that good education makes a great nation. Copyright Vanguard. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). |