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 First Lady’s Anambra Visit: ICT Centre, Food Bank to Strengthen Digital Skills, Support Vulnerable — Mefor 

By Lilian Ezejiegu

The Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Dr Law Mefor, says the planned visit of the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to the state will bring significant benefits in technology, nutrition and poverty reduction.

Mefor stated this during an interview with journalists in his office in Awka on 8 September, ahead of the First Lady’s one-day working visit to Anambra on Thursday, September 10, 2026.

According to him, the First Lady will visit the state to commission two major projects, including a state-of-the-art Information and Communication Technology centre at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko.

He explained that the ICT centre would provide students with opportunities to acquire modern technological skills, including coding, software development, innovation and other digital competencies needed to compete for global opportunities.

The Commissioner noted that traditional education alone was no longer sufficient in a rapidly changing world driven by technology and artificial intelligence, stressing the need to equip young people with relevant skills for the future.

Mefor also disclosed that the First Lady would commission the National Community Food Bank project for the Southeast at the Iteze Centre, Old Government House, Amawbia.

He said the initiative, under the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Initiative, would focus particularly on nutrition and support for vulnerable groups, especially mothers and children between six months and six years.

The Commissioner said the food bank would complement the efforts of the Governor Chukwuma Soludo administration in tackling poverty, creating employment and improving the welfare of vulnerable residents.

He cited the administration’s investments in health, education, youth skills development and innovation as some of the measures already being implemented to create opportunities and improve livelihoods in Anambra.

Mefor expressed optimism that the First Lady’s visit would strengthen collaboration between the Federal and Anambra State Governments while delivering tangible benefits to residents, particularly young people, women and children.

Lilian is of the ministry of information and value reformation, Anambra State.