NBCC Partners Edufirst.ng

The Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce in partnership with EduFirst.Ng is hosting the first EduTech Conference in Nigeria themed “Education, Technology & Jobs: A Synergy that Works.”

The event is expected to hold in Lagos on Thursday.

EduFirst.Ng is an Ed-tech company with visibility in 24 unity schools in the Edu-Tech subsector in Nigeria committed to improving teaching-learning experiences in schools leveraging technology, developing the capacity for the emerging knowledge economy and providing cutting edge technology solutions for the global competitiveness of Nigerian children, youths and adults.

Speaking on the partnership, the Director General, Nigerian-British Chambers of Commerce, Bunmi Afolabi, was quoted in a statement to have said, “it is part of the Chambers mandate to support the socio-economic development of Nigeria through developmental educational initiative such as the Edu-tech conference which is providing a platform for the government, relevant regulatory agencies and educational professionals to interact and share experiences on the best ways to forge ahead in revitalising the Nigeria’s educational system.”

She further stated that, “Beyond the concerted efforts by the chambers in engaging critical platforms and relevant stakeholders in infusing the application of technology and innovation for educational transformation, the Chambers also appreciates the efforts by the Nigerian government in creating an enabling environment that has ensured that these engagements have played a critical role to the success of these endeavors.”

“The 2019 African Edu-Tech Conference which has been endorsed by the Federal Ministry of Education would address the challenges faced by Generation Y & Z within the Nigerian educational system and ensure that they are prepared to be fully integrated into the world of work, compete with global standards on Nigerian soil and are relevant in future endeavors. This would cumulatively increase the economic value of the average Nigerian and the nation’s per capita income,” Afolabi added.

Some key players represented from diverse sectors who would speak at the conference are Sunny Echono, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education; Abimbola Olashore, Chairman, Board of Governors, Olashore International School; ‘Niran Adetoro, Director, Academic Planning and Quality Assurance and Research, Tai-Solarin University of Education, Ijebu, Ogun State; Lande Atere, Head, First Academy, First Bank; Dr Stephen Oluwatobi, Curator, Hebron Lab, Covenant University and Prof Chantal Epie, Dean, School of Management and Social Sciences, Pan African University.