Lagos – Facebook says it has partnered Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) and Junior Achievement Nigeria to launch an Online Safety Programme for students in Nigerian secondary schools across the country.
Facebook’s Policy Programmes Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sherry Dzinoreva said in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, that the schools were in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Ibadan and Kaduna.
In 2019, the programme will extend to Enugu, Port Harcourt, Jos, Aba and Uyo.
Dzinoreva said that the initiative involved a 12-week workshop programme designed to introduce and challenge teenagers between the ages of 14-17 in understanding the fundamentals of online safety and digital literacy.
She said that the programme covered topics such as Managing an Online Presence, Social Media and Sharing, Public Wi-Fi Safety and Building Healthy Relationships Online.
The topics also include Understanding…
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