The Lagos State Government today launched the Educate Lagos digital learning platform developed by Kotivu LMS Limited the proprietors of www.kotivu.ng, Nigeria’s foremost eLearning platform. Educate Lagos is a digital library designed to make it easier for students of primary and secondary schools to access educational content.
Kotivu designed the framework for Educate Lagos platform, sourced for some of the contents uploaded on the digital library, provided courses for the Learning Management System. This online library will host materials that will prove useful to students in various stages of education and provide aids to research and vocational training.
L-R: Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh; Secretary to the Lagos State Government/representative of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Tunji Bello; co-founders, Kotivu, Mr. Ogho Emore; Mr. Oma Egboh and Managing Director, SystemSpecs Limited, Mr. John Obaro
The Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, speaking about the library at the Launch rehashed the benefit of the digital platform, “this platform has over 1,600 video tutorials and 2,000 study aids on core subjects for primary to senior secondary school curriculum.” This is in keeping with the implementation plan for the 360 Degree education policy run by the Lagos State Government under Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration.
CEO of Kotivu LMS Limited, Stephen Ojji, explains, “The first thing you will notice about kotivu.ng is that it is a robust system and it thrives on its value proposition that it is cost effective for individuals and also for corporate organizations. While it offers a great opportunity because it is a great learning system, the value goes beyond the learner but also the extent of its value is multiplier effect on the economy at large – of a learning economy, a better economy.”
The agenda of the Lagos State Government is supported by the delivery of premium content made available through Kotivu.ng. Features of the educatelagos.com platform include a digital library, content categorization, learning discussion forum, online cloud content submission, online store and a job centre.
Excellent effort and initiative.