Nigeria’s national telecom carrier, Globacom, has launched a mobile phone application aimed at enabling primary and secondary school students to study and prepare for examinations.
The application, Glo Mobile Tutor, powered by Roducate, was launched in Lagos on Friday as one of the components of a broader education-based initiatives of Globacom, tagged GOOD EDUCATION, GREAT NIGERIA.
Glo Mobile Tutor, which is introduced by Glo in partnership with John and Robert, incorporates fullJunior and Secondary school curricula and has been specially designed to provide instant knowledge and prepare students for examinations success. The application is rich in content such as lecture notes, live video lectures, timed mock exams, structured assignments, revision videos and access to an experienced counselor.
In her address during the launch, Sales Director, Glo 1 Enterprise, Bolanle Ogundogba said “Globacom is committed to the development and education of the Nigerian child. The Glo Mobile Tutor provides instant knowledge and puts the power of education within the reach of every child in all the 774 local government areas of Nigeria.”
She explained that “Glo, having realized that there’s a relatively low literacy rate in Nigeria and Africa, due to lack of basic educational infrastructure and sufficient manpower needed to impart knowledge, found the need to introduce this service with the application and contents provided by Roducate.”
The innovation is loaded with both West African and British Curricula and has been endorsed by the relevant educational bodies such as the the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), the National Educational Research Development Council (NERDC) and Federal Ministry of Communication Technology
Ogundogba assured Nigerians of Globacom’s continued support for education because of its believe that good education makes a great nation and encouraged parents and guardians to avail their children and wards of this laudable technology with its pocket-friendly tariffs and rates.
The Glo Mobile Tutor is one of the many innovations that Globacom has introduced as part of its commitment to improve the lives of Nigerians. The plan is open to both new and existing subscribers.
Ogundogba said that Globacom is building the best and biggest global telecommunication brand focused on supporting the people with a reliable platform to enable them reach their fullest potentials. To enjoy the service, subscribers are to text EDUW to 4244 at N75 weekly, or EDUM to 4244 at N150 monthly, he concluded.
The Chief Executive of Robert and John, Femisola Awosika, said the company decided to partner with Globacom because it realized that the mobile operator has a burning passion to revolutionize education in Nigeria.