An 11-year-old boy, named Joshua Fred, has achieved recognition by winning the Lagos government's boy child initiative award for his coding achievement in creating a calculator.
The boy child initiative was initiated by the First Lady of Lagos State, Claudina Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, with the aim of encouraging parents to nurture their male children into responsible members of society.
The young prodigy, Joshua Fred, who emerged as the winner in the junior boy category, was presented with a cash prize of N450,000 by the First Lady of Lagos State in recognition of his exceptional achievement.
Elatedly sharing the news on Facebook, Joshua's mother, Ngozi Emereole Fred, expressed her joy:
“Congratulations to my boy Josh. Champion Junior category of First Lady of Lagos state talent hunt. Not every day do we get the chance to visit the state House. I recall how this journey began. Thank God today, your passion has made you a champion. I am incredibly proud of you, my boy. Congratulations JoJo kiddies smile school satellite town Lagos, where the foundation was laid and nurtured. Congratulations to Mater Dei Height College for building upon this foundation. Special thanks to his uncle Ikenna, my brother, Mr. Malik, and Mr. Bassey for your unwavering support throughout this journey. This is one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities”
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Recall that three years ago, a 10-year-old Nigerian girl was hired by a school in the United Kingdom to serve as a coding instructor.
Emmanuella Mayaki, a prodigy in coding and programming, secured her initial job at Southfield Primary School in Coventry, England, as an after-school coding club teacher.
According to Face 2 Face Africa, at that time, her role involved teaching kids her age about fundamental coding concepts, including HTML and CSS.
