By Education & Policy Desk | December 2025
Tolulope Makinwa, Executive Director of Muazu Africa, has revealed details of her involvement in shaping Nigeria’s first-ever National EdTech Strategy, describing the development as a major turning point for the country’s education and digital learning future.
In a public statement, Makinwa disclosed that she served as a policy researcher and technical writer alongside the Muazu Africa team, contributing to what she described as a historic national framework aimed at transforming learning across Nigeria.
“I served as a policy researcher and technical writer alongside the incredible MUAZU AFRICA team on Nigeria’s first-ever National EdTech Strategy,” she stated.
The strategy, she explained, was convened by Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education (FME) and the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy (FMCIDE), working in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the World Bank Group.
According to Makinwa, the initiative is not simply another policy document but a foundational shift toward a more connected educational system.
“This strategy is a bold step toward a truly connected, future-ready education ecosystem,” she said.
“One that empowers teachers, expands access, and strengthens digital learning for millions of learners across the country.”
Beyond the framework itself, Makinwa said the experience reshaped her approach to social enterprise, particularly in understanding how public policy directly influences large-scale impact.
“But beyond the work itself, this experience deepened my commitment to something bigger,” she noted.
“Helping social entrepreneurs understand how policy really works: the systems thinking, the coordination, the negotiation, the way ideas move from conversations into national frameworks.”
She emphasised that many organisations underestimate the complexity of translating innovation into policy-backed outcomes.
“Policy is not just paperwork,” she implied through her remarks. “It is the engine that turns vision into nationwide infrastructure.”
Makinwa also outlined the role of Muazu Africa in strengthening Africa’s social-enterprise ecosystem and preparing founders to navigate policy environments effectively.
“Through Muazu Africa, we have been providing organisations and founders with policy documentation, reports, and ecosystem synthesis,” she stated.
“We support technical writing for high-level convenings, strategy and stakeholder alignment, and training opportunities that break policy and systems thinking into practical, usable skills.”
She added that this work is not theoretical but designed to drive real-world impact.
“If you’re building an intervention and want to understand the policy side of scaling impact, or you need support documenting and shaping your work at a national or sector level, collaborate with MUAZU AFRICA,” she said.
Makinwa concluded by reaffirming her personal mission behind the work.
“This is the work I’m committed to expanding for as many social entrepreneurs as possible,” she declared.
Education analysts say the National EdTech Strategy may reshape classroom instruction, teacher development, and digital access across Nigeria. The framework is expected to align public and private-sector efforts toward building long-term digital infrastructure for learning.
Observers also say the role of policy professionals such as Makinwa signals a growing recognition that educational transformation depends not only on technology, but on structured governance, stakeholder coordination, and systems thinking.
As Nigeria pushes toward a more inclusive digital economy, the strategy is seen as a blueprint for aligning innovation with national development goals.