{"id":53847,"date":"2026-03-25T08:45:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=53847"},"modified":"2026-03-25T08:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:45:19","slug":"uae-edtech-firm-and-africai-sign-deal-to-launch-ai-powered-learning-initiative-across-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/25\/uae-edtech-firm-and-africai-sign-deal-to-launch-ai-powered-learning-initiative-across-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE EdTech Firm and AfricAI Sign Deal to Launch AI-Powered Learning Initiative Across Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>UAE-based education technology company Alef Education has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nigeria-based AfricAI to improve foundational education across Africa through a large-scale digital learning initiative, with Nigeria as the first market.<\/p>\n<p>Under the agreement, the two companies will launch NextGen Learning Nigeria, a strategic initiative designed to deliver scalable, technology-enabled education solutions aligned with Nigeria\u2019s national education priorities. AfricAI operates across 18 African countries.<\/p>\n<p>Alef Education will serve as the technology and implementation partner, providing its AI-driven learning platform, customized content, deployment planning, educator training programs and real-time learning analytics. Core subjects will include English, mathematics, science, public safety awareness, climate literacy and civic education, with a focus on expanding access to quality education in underserved communities.<\/p>\n<p>Geoffrey Alphonso, CEO of Alef Education, said the partnership creates a model that can be replicated across the continent. \u201cBy combining our advanced technology with AfricAI\u2019s regional expertise, we are creating a model that strengthens foundational learning in Nigeria and lays the groundwork for expansion across other African markets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>HRH Prince Malik Ado-Ibrahim, executive chairman of AfricAI, said the initiative is designed to equip Nigerian students with skills needed for an AI-driven global economy. \u201cNigeria\u2019s greatest resource is the intelligence and potential of its young people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative builds on Alef Education\u2019s existing deployment in Morocco and is aligned with the recently signed UAE-Nigeria Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which has highlighted growing collaboration between the two countries in AI, education and human capital development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#UAE #EdTech #Firm #AfricAI #Sign #Deal #Launch #AIPowered #Learning #Initiative #Nigeria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UAE-based education technology company Alef Education has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nigeria-based AfricAI to improve foundational education across&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[9605,7810,1324,8208,567,3534,2903,3850,322,511,4257],"class_list":["post-53847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-africai","tag-aipowered","tag-deal","tag-edtech","tag-firm","tag-initiative","tag-launch","tag-learning","tag-nigeria","tag-sign","tag-uae"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53847"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53849,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53847\/revisions\/53849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}