Wednesday, 9 November 2016

12-year-old Nigerian girl develops Mobile Tracking App

A 12-year-old pupil of Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls, Lagos State, on Tuesday completed the development of an Android mobile tracking application named: ‘My Locator.’


The student, Tomisin Ogunnubi, developed the application a partnership between the Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls and New Horizons Computer Learning Centre.

Ogunnubi says the app to know their geographical location, view it on the map and be appropriately directed.

The App also has a feature that makes it possible to call the Lagos State emergency service number, 767, and get “the chance of being rescued from threatening emergencies or conditions.”

The Executive Director of the college, Mrs. Olufunke Fowler-Amba, said the school had investment heavily in Information Technology-driven institution for many years.

“The achievements by Ogunnubi and many other students, who had equally developed other IT solutions at different times, are glaring testaments to the fact,” she said.

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