Modupe Gbadeyanka
All new and existing uLesson subscribers who use Airtel network to access learning materials on popular uLesson app would be given free 500MB daily by the telco.
This has been made possible by the partnership between the leading telecommunications service provider and the top education technology company.
The collaboration was to subsidize online education for uLesson app users during the COVID-19 stay at home period.
The Chief Commercial Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Dinesh Balsingh, noted that, “Airtel Nigeria is passionate about Nigerian youth and committed to doing whatever is required to flatten the COVID-19 curve.
“As a key stakeholder in the Nigerian project, we are pleased to partner with uLesson to connect young Nigerians to platforms that will empower them to become successful and also realize their full potential.”
The Chief Executive Officer of uLesson, Mr Sim Shagaya, stated that the partnership was in line with uLesson’s mission to help students be the very best they can be and prepare them for a future in various disciplines.
“We designed the uLesson app to enable students to have access to high-quality, affordable and accessible education, helping them maximise their academic achievement,” he said.
“Beyond providing an opportunity for more students to use a platform that enables them to study in a simplified and easy manner, this partnership further bridges the education gap that has resulted from the current health crisis by creating a fully integrated data-free learning solution,” Mr Shagaya further explained.
uLesson had in previous weeks announced a reduction in prices of its product offerings to enable more students to learn at home.
The company introduced a 5000-naira stream-only access to the full senior secondary school library for one term (ending August 31), and the N29,500 package which comes with the pack (dongle and SD card) was also reduced to N24,500; all in a bid to ease the disruption resulting from necessary school closures.
