Integrated payments and digital commerce company, Interswitch, has announced plans to donate IT equipment to students in 10 tertiary institutions across Nigeria.
The company in a statement said this is to support Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in Nigeria.
The donations are expected to support the students of the Cisco Networking Academies as they explore their passion in STEM and learn to develop solutions to everyday problems faced by Africans.
Beneficiary institutions include Igbinedion University Okada; Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu; Covenant University, Ota; Federal University of Technology Akure; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; University of Maiduguri; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Others are Lagos State University; University of Port-Harcourt and University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Each of the listed institutions currently run the Cisco Networking Academies, an all-embracing platform where individuals and communities use tech tools to create impact.
Speaking about the donation, the Group Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Interswitch Group, Cherry Eromosele, said Interswitch is committed to improving learning, especially in STEM courses.
