Edtech expert harps on LMS to close skill gaps in Nigeria
Training
By Adepote Arowojobe
Ikorodu (Lagos State), Dec. 18, 2025 (NAN) An Education Technology (Edtech) Expert, Mr Bayo Jayeola, has called on governments, organisations, and institution to use Learning Management System (LMS) to close the skill gaps in the country.
Jayeola made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday during a training session in Lagos.
Jayeola, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Push Mobile Technology Nig. Ltd, urged organisations to continue to invest heavily on training, skills development, and workforce education.
NAN report that LMS is a software platform used by organisations, schools, and businesses to administer, deliver, and track educational or training programmes.
It centralises learning content like courses and videos, manages user enrollment, and provides tools for tracking progress and reporting on outcomes.
“Across Nigeria and much of Africa, the challenge in workforce development is not a lack of training tools, but poor execution.
“Many institutions already use LMS platforms, yet skill gaps persist due to underutilised systems, fragmented learning content, and inconsistent delivery,” he said.
Jayeola said LMS, as a service, would address the gap by shifting focus from owning platforms to delivering complete learning operations, managing course design, content delivery, assessments, certification, and tracking.
He added that it enabled scalable, consistent, and outcome-driven training across organisations, education providers, and governments.
According to him, the model also expands access and affordability, allowing learners to gain certified skills remotely and educators to monetise expertise without technical overhead.
Jayeola stressed that the service offered a practical path to closing Africa’s skills gap by ensuring effective delivery of learning, not just deployed digitally.
He said that the model was also valuable for governments, particularly in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes where scale, consistency, and measurable outcomes are critical.
As the chief executive officer explains, “LMS as a Service allows training to reach more people at lower cost.
“Learners can gain skills and certification without the burden of travel, while government and educators focus on outcomes, not platforms,” he said. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Christiana Fadare