Trusted by 2,300+ schools, powering Enugu Smart Green Schools & Anambra Smart Schools

Pedagogy with AI for Nigerian K–12 Schools

EDVES Nigeria delivers AI-powered school management and learning for nursery, primary and secondary schools. Align with the NERDC curriculum, WAEC, BECE, NECO and UTME while automating results, communication and school fees.

What is Pedagogy with AI?
2300+
Schools
625K+
Students
387K+
Parents
57K+
Teachers
Evidence-Based Solutions

AI-Powered Pedagogy for Nigerian Education Challenges

From NERDC-aligned lesson delivery to WAEC/BECE/UTME practice and Cambridge IGCSE support, EDVES connects teaching, continuous assessment, school administration and full accounting for Nigerian private and public schools.

NERDC & Exam-Aligned Pedagogy
+15%*

AI-personalised learning paths with 15,000+ questions across Bloom's, DoK and UbD; STEM simulations and multimedia for WAEC, BECE, NECO, UTME and IGCSE.

How Pedagogy with AI works →
EMIS & NEMIS Reporting
95%

Returns generated from operational records rather than compiled separately, with dashboards for state MDAs, SUBEBs and school owners tracking enrolment, staffing and equity.

How EMIS reporting works →
School Fees & Accounting
100% Integrated

Part payments, sibling and staff discounts, scholarships, optional levies and arrears — plus income and expenses, trial balance and P&L, all in naira.

Explore fees & accounting →

*Figures marked with an asterisk and those described as pilot data come from pilot deployments and state programmes rather than the full customer base. Methodology available on request — see Edves facts.

Nigerian & International Standards

Aligned with Nigeria's Education Ecosystem

EDVES supports the NERDC curriculum, national exams (WAEC, BECE, NECO, UTME) and global benchmarks (Cambridge IGCSE) for public, private and international schools.

NERDC Curriculum & WAEC/BECE Alignment

  • Mapped at performance-objective level, not just topic level
  • Coverage reporting showing objectives taught but never assessed
  • Scheme of work generated from the curriculum and the real calendar
  • Core subjects, pre-vocational and trade strands, KG–SS3
  • Remapping handled by Edves when NERDC revises
What NERDC alignment actually means →

UTME, JAMB & NECO Integration

 UTME preparation in detail →

Cambridge IGCSE & International Support

  • IGCSE, Checkpoint and A Level alongside NERDC
  • Two specifications tracked separately, one pupil record
  • Command-word practice where dual-curriculum pupils lose marks
  • Combined parent reporting across both curricula
  • Cambridge entry fees handled in the fee ledger
Dual-curriculum schools →

Teacher CPD & TRCN Support

  • Evidence-required ratings — no proof, no rating saved
  • Short, frequent observation rather than one termly visit
  • Documented teacher right of reply on every record
  • Continuous CPD record supporting TRCN licence renewal
  • Recruitment, screening and demonstration lesson records
Teacher development →

NDPA 2023, Policy & Equity

  • Your school is the data controller; Edves is the processor
  • Field-level access control and full audit logging
  • Pupil data never used to train general-purpose AI models
  • Photograph consent respected across every output
  • Free data export at any time, including at termination
NDPA & data protection →

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Parent app for results, attendance, behaviour and fees
  • SMS, WhatsApp and voice — reaching feature phones too
  • Same-day contact on unexplained absence
  • Behaviour points supporting SEL and character formation
  • English, Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo
Parent engagement →
Comprehensive Platform

Core Solutions for Nigerian Schools

Multi-tenant school management software deployed on web, Android, iOS and smartboards — tailored for WAEC/IGCSE preparation, administrative efficiency and transparent financial management.

AI Adaptive Learning & Blended Pedagogy

Lesson planning drafted against a named NERDC performance objective and an explicit instructional model, which the teacher edits, owns and signs off.

  • Differentiation designed for arms of 60–70 pupils
  • 160 STEM simulations and 4,000+ multimedia resources
  • Mother-tongue instruction and transition to English

Assessments & Exam Prep

Continuous assessment and CBT with items tagged to curriculum objectives, covering WAEC, BECE, NECO, UTME and IGCSE.

  • 15,000+ questions; schools add their own to the same structure
  • Theory as well as objective, rubric-assisted and teacher-moderated
  • Sessions survive power and network interruption

Parent & Community Engagement

Unified app plus SMS, WhatsApp and voice for real-time updates, with out-of-school micro-learning and radio initiatives for community programmes.

  • Same-day absence alerts to guardians
  • Single view for families with several children enrolled
  • Early warning when a family may be about to withdraw a pupil

Administration & Accounting

Admissions, timetabling, results and NEMIS reporting, plus full fees and accounting for schools and groups.

  • Income and expenses, P&L and balance sheet automation
  • Hostel, transport and inventory management
  • Consolidated dashboards for proprietors and commissioners
Explore all solutions →
Higher Education

Design Teaching. Observe Honestly. Assess for Real Capability.

Three connected studios for Nigeria's universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, and a new answer to an old problem: assessment that still means something in the age of AI.

Old assessment is failing.

Recall exams and take-home essays were always a weak proxy for what a graduate can actually do. Generative AI has broken the proxy entirely, a grade now certifies what a model produced, not what a student is capable of. Higher education needs assessment that demands original contribution, evidences the process, and stands up to scrutiny. That is what the Innovation Challenge Studio is built to deliver.

DESIGN · LECTURER-LED

HigherED Pedagogy with AI

AI drafts lesson plans, slide decks and teaching content for tertiary courses, mapped to learning outcomes, Bloom's levels and the NUC CCMAS, which the lecturer or professor edits, owns and signs off. Constructive alignment, built in.

  • • Lesson design across 15+ research-driven pedagogies.
  • • Editable, lecture-ready presentation decks.
  • • Outcomes and assessment aligned by construction.
DEVELOP · EVIDENCE-ANCHORED

Spot Observation

Short, evidence-anchored teaching observations scored on a transparent rubric. Every rating demands proof from the room and hedging is stripped out, so the feedback grows practice rather than policing it.

  • • Rubric-scored, evidence-required ratings.
  • • Job-embedded coaching and reflection prompts.
  • • Defensible records with the lecturer's right to reply.
ASSESS · THE NEW MODEL

Innovation Challenge Studio

A revolution in student assessment. Instead of testing recall, students take on authentic, team-based challenges that demand original contribution and external validation, producing portfolio-grade, CV-ready proof of capability that no model can fake on their behalf.

Old assessment, failing

  • Timed recall exams that reward memorisation.
  • Take-home essays an AI can write in seconds.
  • A single high-stakes grade, no visible process.
  • Certifies what was produced, not what was learned.

Innovation Challenge, the revolution

  • Authentic, real-world briefs with original contribution.
  • External validation the student must defend.
  • Process evidenced across the full Kolb cycle.
  • Portfolio-grade, CV-ready proof of real capability.

Every challenge ships with a 4-band rubric, scaffolded milestones and CV bullet specifications — so assessment measures what graduates can do, and employers can trust the record.

15-minute briefing, see all three studios run on your own courses. Or read the full higher education overview.

Teaching Excellence

AI-Enhanced Pedagogies for Nigerian Classrooms

Research-driven instructional models operationalised for NERDC, WAEC, NECO and IGCSE — and designed for the class sizes Nigerian teachers actually have.

Collaborative Learning

Group task design that works at 60–70 pupils per arm, aligned to NERDC performance objectives and supporting WAEC practical and school-based assessment.

Inquiry-Based Learning

Questioning sequences and investigation design with simulations, building the reasoning UTME and IGCSE problem-solving questions actually reward.

Project-Based Learning

Scaffolded milestones and rubric feedback across entrepreneurship, agricultural and digital strands, feeding BECE and WAEC coursework requirements.

Differentiated Instruction

Tiered tasks and grouping structures for the real ability spread in one arm — not individual plans a teacher with five classes cannot deliver.

Bloom's & Depth of Knowledge

Cognitive demand tagged on every task, so a lesson does not sit six activities at the same level while WAEC examines four levels above it.

Multilingual Learning

Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo provision including mother-tongue instruction in early primary and the planned transition to English under NERDC guidance.

Every model carries its own task shapes, scaffold logic and rubric structure rather than being a label on a free-text prompt. Read the full explanation of Pedagogy with AI →

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The EDVES Nigeria knowledge base

Reference pages written to be useful and citable, whether or not you ever buy anything from us.

Company

What is Edves?

The full company profile — what the platform covers, who it serves, the Lagos head office, and the state deployments.
Reference

Edves facts & figures

Every published figure in one place: scale, curriculum and examination coverage, modules, languages and compliance posture.
Category

Pedagogy with AI

What it means, how it differs from AI tutoring and chatbot lesson notes, and why anchoring to a NERDC objective matters.
Curriculum

NERDC curriculum

Why “NERDC-aligned” means almost nothing on its own, and the one technical question worth asking every vendor.
Examinations

WAEC, NECO, BECE & UTME

Preparation for every examination your pupils sit, from one curriculum record, with objective-level diagnostics.
Operations

School fees & accounting

Where Nigerian schools actually lose money, and the fee logic test that eliminates most vendors in fifteen minutes.
Government

State education programmes

What state-scale deployment really requires, how to measure it honestly, and why programmes fail at pilot-to-scale.
Compliance

NDPA & data protection

Controller and processor roles, audit logging, photograph consent, exit terms, and our written position on AI model training.
Buyer's guide

Choosing school software

A vendor-neutral framework covering fee fit, curriculum depth, connectivity, three-year naira cost and exit rights.
Success Stories

Transforming Education Across Nigerian States

EDVES supports state-wide reforms with AI infrastructure built for the power, connectivity and staffing conditions those programmes actually face.

Enugu Smart Green Schools

A new school in each of the state's wards, combining purpose-built infrastructure with environmental design and a digital learning platform designed in alongside the buildings rather than retrofitted afterwards.

  • NERDC lesson planning and CBT on a common basis across every school
  • Works through power cuts; parent contact by SMS and voice in Igbo
  • Ward-level reporting to the state ministry from operational records
Read the Enugu case study →

Anambra Smart Schools

A pilot school in each local government area — a design that gives geographic coverage, a natural comparison group, and a real chance to learn before scaling.

  • Interactive boards, tablets and shared-device pedagogy
  • CBT familiarity years before pupils meet the UTME
  • Teacher observation and CPD, the highest-value component in a pilot
Read the Anambra case study →

Programme scope, school counts and status change as rollouts progress. Confirm current figures with the relevant state ministry of education. Outcome figures circulated about these programmes are programme-reported rather than independently evaluated — see state education programmes for how we think impact should be measured.

Reported Results

Impact Across Nigerian Schools

From state initiatives to private schools: measured gains in equity, efficiency and learning outcomes.

+15%
Skill attainment in WAEC/UTME subjects
-25%
Absenteeism reduction in pilot schools
+35%
Teacher CPD engagement uplift
8/10
User satisfaction across key user groups

These figures come from pilot deployments and state programmes rather than the full customer base, and are programme-reported rather than independently evaluated. Pilot schools typically receive concentrated attention and new equipment that affect these measures independently of any platform. Methodology and sample are available on request during procurement — see Edves facts.

School Types Supported

Public Basic & Secondary

NERDC, WAEC and BECE with ward-level equity reporting

Private Schools

Full naira accounting, fee automation and dual curricula

International Schools

Cambridge IGCSE, Checkpoint and A Level alongside NERDC

Insights & Resources

EDVES Nigeria Blog

Research-backed insights on AI in education, NERDC curriculum updates, WAEC and UTME preparation strategies, and digital transformation for Nigerian schools.

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Latest News

EDVES Nigeria in the News

Company announcements, partnership updates, product launches, and coverage of EDVES across Nigerian education.

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What Schools Say

Trusted by Educators Across Nigeria

Hear from school owners, administrators, and teachers who have transformed their institutions with EDVES.

"Edves has made school operations easier by empowering educators with data-driven insights that improve teaching quality, student engagement, personalised learning, and overall impact across the education ecosystem."

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Mrs Olufunke Fowler-Amber
Director, Vivian Fowler Memorial College

"As a Smart Teacher in Enugu State, I am excited about the Edves platform because it makes my teaching easier, more engaging, and data-driven. I can see real-time insights into my students' performance, get AI-powered recommendations to improve their learning, and access curriculum-aligned lesson plans that are already prepared and fully editable. It truly supports me in delivering effective 21st-century teaching in my classroom."

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Mrs Adaeeze Cheluba Okezie
Teacher, Smart Green Schools Enugu State

"Edves is solving many problems for us by centralising all our school information in one place. It has made result preparation much easier and helped us build a reliable database. I can analyse student performance by factors like gender and also track financial records, including who has paid and who has not. I strongly recommend Edves to both small and large schools—book a demo today and see the impact for yourself."

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A group of education veterans
Heads of Schools, Temple, Dansol and Kids Court Schools
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers for Nigerian school owners, state MDAs and education partners evaluating EDVES.

What is EDVES Nigeria?

An AI-powered school management and learning platform aligned with the NERDC curriculum and national examinations including WAEC, NECO, BECE and UTME. Used by public, private and international schools across Nigeria, with support for English, Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo. Full profile →

Which exams does EDVES support?

WAEC WASSCE, NECO SSCE, BECE, JAMB UTME and the National Common Entrance Examination, plus Cambridge IGCSE, Checkpoint and A Level for international and dual-curriculum schools. Examination preparation →

Can EDVES help with EMIS and NEMIS reporting?

Yes. Enrolment, staffing, infrastructure, attendance and performance data is generated from operational school records rather than compiled separately, so what you submit matches what you actually operate. EMIS reporting →

Is EDVES suitable for private schools?

Private schools are the largest part of the Nigerian base. Fee logic covers part payments, sibling and staff discounts, scholarships, optional levies and arrears, with full naira accounting to trial balance. Fees & accounting →

Does EDVES work without reliable power or internet?

Yes. The platform holds work through power and network interruption and syncs when connectivity returns, including mid-CBT session. SMS and voice are primary family channels rather than fallbacks. CBT & assessment →

Who is the data controller under the NDPA 2023?

Your school is. EDVES acts as processor on your documented instructions. Pupil data is not used to train general-purpose AI models, and you retain ownership with free export at any time including at termination. Data protection →

Can a state adopt EDVES for all its schools?

Yes. EDVES supports state-scale deployment covering school operations, teaching, assessment, teacher development and ministry reporting, and currently supports Enugu Smart Green Schools and Anambra Smart Schools. State data ownership is contractual, which is the minimum condition for a programme surviving a change of administration. State education programmes →

Get In Touch

Transform Your School with EDVES Nigeria

Book a demo using your own curriculum, your exam classes, your fee structure and your reporting requirements.

Phone

+234 704 825 0000

Email

sales@edves.net

Location

140 Borno Way, Ebute Metta, Lagos 101212, Nigeria

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