The Lagos State Government held a three-day workshop on “Digital Pedagogy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teachers on GLs 15–17” from 8–10 April 2026, covering selected secondary school teachers across all six Lagos education districts and the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board (LASTVEB). The programme introduced practical AI tools for lesson planning, digital content creation, classroom management automation, and personalised learning strategies.
Separately, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Estar, a global digital learning solutions company, committing to introduce modern digital learning platforms and infrastructure across public primary and secondary schools in the state. The MoU targets 21st-century skills including artificial intelligence, critical thinking, communication, leadership, and decision-making for students. The governor emphasised teacher investment as a prerequisite for the digital rollout.
Both initiatives are framed as part of the Lagos State Government’s T.H.E.M.E.S Plus development framework, which identifies education and technology as key economic pillars. Lagos is the most populous Nigerian state with approximately 15 million school-age residents in the Greater Lagos area.
Who it affects: Secondary school teachers across Lagos’s six education districts; LASTVEB vocational instructors; and, through the Estar MoU, all students in Lagos public primary and secondary schools when digital platforms are rolled out.
What is notably missing: The teacher training was a one-time workshop, not a mandated recurring standard. No funding figure for the Estar MoU is publicly disclosed. No formal AI curriculum requirement has been announced for students — the MoU outlines an intent to introduce AI-inclusive platforms, not a binding curriculum mandate. Teacher training remains selective (grade-level 15–17 only in this cohort) rather than universal.