On Tuesday, February 9, 2016, The Nigeria Film Integrity Awards (HomeVida) in collaboration with Google and National Film and Video Censorship Board (NFVCB) celebrated the Safer Internet Day (SID) by training over 1,000 students from the Queens College, Yaba, Lagos on being safe online.
According to Titi Akinsanmi, Google’s Policy and Government Relations Manager, she said“We will be working with the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and HomeVida, to train over 10,000 Nigerian students via the Web Rangers face-to-face training sessions and via the newly launched online portal at www.saferinternet.org.ng”
The Web Rangers program was launched in Nigeria, as part of events commemorating the day. The program which currently runs in 10 countries provides workshops which aims to train young people to become ‘online safety ambassadors’ who will help raise awareness of online safety with their peers and in their schools.
The Online Safety Ambassador who will also promote online safety for kids is the Nollywood actor, Femi Jacobs.
Since 2004, Safer Internet Day (SID) has been celebrated on the second day of the second week of the second month of the year. SID seeks to promote safer and more responsible use of online technologies, now including mobile Internet.
Present at the occasion were Mr Terry Odey, (NFVCB), Southwest Zonal Coordinator, Principal Queens College, Mrs Lami Amodu, Google’s Policy & Government Relations Manager, Titi Akinsanmi, and Nollywood actor, Femi Jacobs
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