The Kwara State Government has significantly scaled up its commitment to digital education with the launch of the Kwara Coding and Digital Literacy Programme 2025, transforming the initiative from a pilot into a large-scale institutional scheme across 50 public secondary schools statewide.
The 2025 programme, designed to equip a target of 7,500 students with essential digital literacy and coding knowledge, represents a strategic move to build a future-ready workforce following the successful 2024 pilot.
Key Program Metrics & Geographic Reach
The selection of schools ensured wide geographic representation to foster statewide digital inclusion:
Kwara Central: 15 Schools
Kwara North: 13 Schools
Kwara South: 22 Schools
As of July 2025, the programme has successfully onboarded and trained 5,603 students, demonstrating significant traction toward its goal. A notable achievement is the gender distribution, with female participants (53.5%) slightly outnumbering males (46.5%), underscoring the programme’s success in promoting inclusive access to technology education.
Breakdown by Senatorial District:
Kwara South: 2,186 students (39%)
Kwara Central: 2,095 students (37.4%)
Kwara North: 1,322 students (23.6%)
At the local government level, Ilorin West led in participation with 829 students, while Ekiti LGA recorded the lowest enrollment at 173.
This strategic expansion reflects the Kwara State Government’s rate commitment to positioning its youth at the forefront of the digital economy, fostering innovation, and closing the digital skills gap from the grassroots.