The Future of EdTech in Nigeria: A World Bank–Mastercard Foundation Partnership

In today's episode, Bob Hawkins welcomes Malek Abu-Jawdeh, Education Specialist at the World Bank, for a conversation on how the Government of Nigeria, the World Bank, and the Mastercard Foundation are working together to build a more inclusive and future-ready education system. They discuss how Nigeria's new National EdTech Strategy is bringing together government, development partners, and the private sector around a shared vision for digital transformation, and why meaningful change depends not just on technology, but on stronger teacher support, better coordination, and long-term investment in education systems. The conversation also highlights the AGILE AI Hackathon, where adolescent girls in northern Nigeria used AI to create graphic novels about climate change, illustrating how artificial intelligence can empower creativity, problem-solving, and student voice when built on strong educational foundations.Links:AGILE Climate Change & Entrepreneurship HackathonCompletion Note: https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099535205012640171/pdf/IDU-653b29d8-97cf-4cec-9c20-ccdd71bf9c70.pdfThe future is Africa: Shaping AI-enabled EdTech for skilling the next generation: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/education/the-future-is-africa--shaping-ai-enabled-edtech-for-skilling-theA podcast produced by Lucía Blasco.