Africa · country & exam lens
AI learning in Nigeria
West Africa's largest exam market — English-medium, which leaves a real local-language content gap the tools have yet to fill.
Exam systems
- WAEC (WASSCE) — The West African Examinations Council's senior-school certificate, recognised across anglophone West Africa.
- NECO (SSCE) / JAMB (UTME) — NECO runs a parallel national certificate; JAMB's UTME is the university-entrance exam.
Languages of the classroom
English is the medium from junior-secondary up; the 2022 mother-tongue-first policy was suspended and English reaffirmed as sole medium (2025) — so Nigerian EdTech is almost entirely English-medium, a genuine Hausa/Yoruba/Igbo gap.
Price points
uLesson halved its fees in 2024 (~₦12,000/quarter); Afrilearn starts from ~₦200/day. Free options exist (SchoolNGR CBT practice).
How students reach it (delivery channel)
Mobile apps with offline download for patchy connections; FoondaMate reaches students over WhatsApp on a local number.
How it’s used
Exam-focused on WASSCE/JAMB; affordability and offline access are the constraints.
Built for this exam
uLesson — WASSCE/JAMB/NECO video lessons and practice, with offline download.
Gradely — Adaptive diagnostic practice for parents/students plus a school LMS.
Afrilearn — WAEC/NECO/JAMB app with downloadable video for offline use, from ~₦200/day. (not yet profiled on the map)
SchoolNGR — Free web CBT practice for JAMB/WAEC/NECO past questions. (not yet profiled on the map)