Keep Nigerian University Students Learning When Campuses Close

Between 2020 and 2023 alone, ASUU strikes kept Nigerian universities closed for over 16 months. During those months, students had no structured learning, no alternative pathways, and no way to demonstrate progress to employers or postgraduate institutions. The personal and economic cost — delayed careers, missed opportunities, wasted years — runs into billions. Your challenge is to design a learning continuity system that allows Nigerian university students to maintain academic progress during campus closures. It must work without requiring institutional cooperation, be recognisable to employers as evidence of genuine learning, cover at least five university disciplines, and function with intermittent internet access. Submit a system design document (max 12 pages) including: how courses are structured and delivered, how learning is assessed and credentialled, how content quality is maintained without institutional oversight, a plan to enrol 50,000 students within the first strike period, and how the platform sustains itself financially. Judging criteria: 35% educational quality and credentialling approach, 30% accessibility during low-connectivity periods, 20% employer recognition strategy, 15% financial model.