Globally, a case study has shown that when young adults with special needs integrate with the use of Robotics in life skills, particularly in a repetitive way, it can be a useful tool for enhancing their socialization skills, moreover, new forms of interaction can be proposed in future works in order to stimulate further cognitive and emotional advancements of children and young adults with disabilities. x
In commemoration of the World Autism Month of April, the Special Needs Initiative for Growth conducted the STEM, Robotics and Drones Workshop for young adults with Autism of the Patrick Speech Language Center and their special needs educators to enable them discover and scale their passion in STEM, robotics and Drones, so that they can start as early as possible to achieve its maximum efficiency at school, socially and eventually prepare them for a future in the Nigerian labour market.
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Published 6 May 2021
Nigerian companies within the SIFAX Group have received the management of the Liberian Port Authority in Lagos to establish a partnership which will support Liberia’s maritime industry.
The group disclosed this in a statement made available to our correspondent by the group’s Corporate Affairs Manager, Muyiwa Akande, on Wednesday.
Akande said, “SIFAX Group has assured the Liberian government of its readiness to partner with the country in order to explore opportunities in its maritime and logistics sector.
“This assurance was given during a facility tour of Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited (the flagship maritime subsidiary of SIFAX Group) and SIFAX Inland Container Terminal, Ijora Causeway, Lagos, by the management of the National Port Authority of Liberia led by Hon. Bill Twehway, its managing director.