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Simplicity meets elegance: A tour of PrepClass’ headquarters in Lagos

In the past few years, education in Nigeria has undergone a paradigm shift as technology adoption and internet penetration in the country continue to increase. Now, Nigerians can access both formal and informal education from anywhere in the world, through the Internet.

While putting out test preparation questions online to help students study on their own in 2013, Chukwuwezam Obanor and Olumide…

Prepclass has secured significant Series A funding

Techpoint can confirm authoritatively that online tutoring marketplace, Prepclass has just raised a new Series A funding round. The round, which was finalised earlier in the month of August, is backed by Rise Capital, an American group whose only other investment in Africa was five years ago in iROKOtv.

The exact amount raised remains undisclosed. However, during a brief conversation with the…

8 Nigerian Startups selected for World Bank Group’s Digital Acceleration Program

Twenty of the most promising African digital start-ups will take part in the XL Africaresidency, the flagship initiative of the business accelerator launched last April by the World Bank Group’s infoDev program. From November 6-17 in Cape Town, the entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to learn from their mentors and peers, increase their regional visibility, and get access to potential…

PrepClass is addressing Nigeria’s educational issues one student-tutor relationship at a time

On September 30 1999, the federal government of Nigeria, under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, introduced the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme. The aim: to ensure unfettered basic education for every Nigerian child.

While this move reaffirmed the important role of education in building a vibrant economy, it also emphasised the poor state of education in Nigeria.…

PrepClass receives $322,000 grant from the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation fund

Following its recent selection for the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund, Nigerian online academic solution provider, PrepClass has been awarded a grant of £250,000 (which is equivalent to $322,000).

The grant provided by GSMA is often within the range of £100,000 to £250,000 (depending on meeting certain requirements) and, as the only startup selected from West Africa, PrepClass was…