First Lady convenes online youth summit

The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan,
and International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) will on Tuesday, Sept. 3, host
representatives of youths to an Online
Protection Summit in Abuja.
This is contained in a statement released
in Abuja on Saturday and signed by Mrs
Ayo Adesugba, a Director of Information
in the Presidency.
It said the summit, tagged: “The Internet:
Emerging Threats and Solutions for the
Youth’’, was being organised by ITU with
Federal Ministries of Communication
Technology and Youth Development
The statement said the summit was
expected to underscore the importance of
Internet as a modern day tool for
excellence and a vehicle for exposing the
vulnerability of youths.
The statement listed the objectives of the
summit to include discussing cyber
safety; enlightening youths on cyber
security; and the need to stay safe while
utilising online resources.
The statement said the summit was also
expected to produce youth-focused
initiatives and ideas to promote the safety
of youths on information super highway.
“Youths attending the summit will hold an
interactive forum with the First Lady while
she will unveil the Child Online Protection
(COP) Champion Website at the event.
“Participants will receive online protection
training provided by Google Nigeria, while
100 lucky participants will be offered
scholarships for ICT training from New
Horizons.
“All participants will receive the Online
Protection Guide Book’’, the statement
added.
Jonathan was decorated in Geneva on
July 20, following her appointment as
Online Child Protection Champion by ITU
and the International Multilateral
Partnership against Cyber Threats
(IMPACT).