25 July 2026
Universities

Nigerian Founders Take Northern Innovation Global with AI Learning App

Two Nigerian innovators, Abubakar Sadiq Umar and Bilal Abdullahi, are drawing global attention to Northern Nigeria’s tech ecosystem with Breni, an artificial intelligence-powered education app designed to make learning more personal and engaging. Unlike conventional online education platforms that rely on pre-recorded courses, Breni adapts lessons to users’ learning styles, languages, and levels of experience.

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Colleges

AltSchool Africa Launches Flexible Nano Diplomas

African edtech firm AltSchool Africa has launched a new learning programme, Nano Diplomas, designed to make education more accessible, affordable, and adaptable for learners across the continent. Speaking at The AltSchool Experience event in Lagos, Chief Executive Officer Adewale Yusuf said the initiative was introduced following feedback from learners who found the existing 12-month diploma

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CSR in Education

Google Offers Learning Tool for 39 million Nigerian Children

Google has launched Storybook, a new feature within its Gemini app, aimed at providing a creative and interactive learning tool for Nigeria’s 39 million children aged six and under. The AI-powered feature transforms simple prompts, personal photos, and children’s drawings into customised, narrated storybooks, bridging a critical gap in early childhood education through technology rooted

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News

Nigeria, Gates Launch $500,000 AI Hub to Improve Health, Farming, Education

Nigeria has taken a significant step in leveraging technology with the launch of a $500,000 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scaling Hub. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is supporting it. The project is led by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. It was officially launched in Abuja during a signing ceremony between Minister

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