Blog - TOSSE

May 01

WOWBii Partners with Edumark for Africa’s Biggest Education Show – TOSSE2023

WOWBii, a leading manufacturer of interactive boards and computer hardware has pledged its support for the Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition (TOSSE) 2023.

TOSSE is an annual event that brings together educators, school owners, and stakeholders in the education sector to discuss issues and innovations in education. The event provides a platform for networking, learning, and sharing best practices in teaching, school management and tutors’ development.

As a company that is passionate about improving education through technology, it is exciting to have WOWBii as part of this year’s TOSSE. We believe that technology has the power to transform education and make learning more engaging and interactive.

At the exhibition, WOWBii will showcase its latest range of interactive boards and computer hardware. They will also provide demonstrations and training on how to use products to enhance teaching and learning.

In addition, the Founder & GCEO, Equipment Hall/WOWBii Interactive, Mr Gbolahan Olayomi, will be speaking on “Technology in Education: Trends and Innovations.” The paper will focus on the education sector and technology industry and will discuss the latest trends and innovations in using technology to enhance education.

“We are thrilled to be a part of TOSSE 2023 and to have the opportunity to showcase our products and share our expertise with educators and stakeholders in the education sector,” said Mr Gbolahan Olayomi of WOWBii. “We believe that technology can help unlock the potential of every student, and we look forward to demonstrating how our products can make a difference in the classroom.”

Wowbii is at the heart of building Nigeria’s human resource of the future; with the BUDDZoneTM Education concept completing the transformation experience in 21st Century Learning spaces. The WOWBii products are designed to be interactive and impactful for users. Educators and educational institutions can explore their products; the Wowbudd and The WOW School.

TOSSE 2023 will take place at the Sheraton Hotel. on the 8th of June and Ten Degrees Event Centre, Oregun, Ikeja on the 31st of August. We invite everyone to visit the WOWBii booth at the exhibition and attend the seminar on “Technology in Education: Trends and Innovations.”

For more information about WOWBii products and services, please visit their website at www.wowbii.com or 9b Adebayo Munis Close, Gbagada Phase 2, Lagos.

Sep 12

Highlights from TOSSE 2022

Wow! What can we say?

It has been more than 2 weeks since the Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition came to an end and the feedbacks have not stopped pouring in.

Participants at TOSSE 2022 with the Convener of TOSSE, Mrs. Yinka Ogunde

The event which is the biggest education show in Africa has ended and it was a resounding success with rave reviews from attendees and exhibitors all over the nation. It was an experience of a lifetime for those who participated in the show for the first time.

Did you miss out of the event, or missed out on some of the key moments? Not to worry, we have got you covered. Here is a short review of how TOSSE 2022 went.

Day 1 of TOSSE 2022

We welcomed the Lagos State Honourable Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, alongside The Keynote Speaker, Mrs. Adeola Azeez, and the Ambassador of Finland to Nigeria, H.E. Leena Pylvanainen, amongst other special guests as they opened the ceremony in style.

The 14th edition of the Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition hosted top school owners, school administrators, teachers, parents, manufacturers/suppliers of educational resources and other stakeholders in the Education sector from Lagos, Abuja, Port-harcourt, Kano, Akwa Ibom, Nasarawa, Ogun, Oyo state etc. We also welcomed visitors and exhibitors from different parts of the world like Finland, Spain, The UK, Tanzania etc. Thousands of participants were in attendance for the first day of the show.

During “The School Business Clinic“, School leaders were engaged by Panelists from Finland, Access Bank, Lagos state Ministry of Education, and NewGlobe Education on matters centered on building a sustainable education ecosystem in Africa. It was a thoroughly enlightening session as to what it takes to build thriving education models.

Other attendees were also treated to an exquisite array of seminar topics facilitated by local and international experienced professionals in the Teachers hall and Diamond canopy.

Day 2 of TOSSE

After a loaded day 1, it was the turn of participants from the Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) led by Chairman, Mrs Elizabeth Ariyo, to join in for professional and developmental training.

Cross-section of participants in one of the seminar rooms

School Leaders were trained on all fronts as to promote development in the sector, while teachers from the public and private sector were being trained on how to develop themselves as professionals and become change agents from their classrooms to the world.

The closing ceremony ended with a raffle draw winner going home with a N200,000 investment towards a plot of land alongside other consolation prizes.

Other winners went home with N10,000 cash prizes from the dance competition.

TOSSE 2022 was a beehive of activities with participants up-skilling themselves, checking out what’s NEW and purchasing the latest materials from exhibitors, building networks and getting valuable connections. We are sure that long-lasting business relationships were formed at TOSSE 2022.

It is impossible for us to mention all the activities that took place at the colorful event, but it was an experience that no one will forget in a while. We promise to further update you about our upcoming events.

More pictures from the event

Watch highlights of the event below

See you at TOSSE 2023.

Aug 31

ONE KEY THING TO KNOW BEFORE TOSSE 2022

Whether you a teacher, consultant, a business owner, a sales representative, a worker in a start-up or maybe you are just a stakeholder in the education sector who just wants to attend the Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition for the experience, then this post is for you.

I know most people are busy and you need to get on to other businesses or you are probably preparing your materials for TOSSE 2022, so this post won’t take more than 2-3 minutes of your time.

You are reading this because you want to know that important thing before you attend TOSSE 2022. So here it goes: “TOSSE IS THE MARKETPLACE”.

“Is that all?” you say.

Well, yes. But there is more.

You see, TOSSE is not just any marketplace, like any platform you have ever been to, TOSSE is ‘THE MARKETPLACE’.

From the man in the suit who looks like an ordinary fellow but is the director of a major firm, to the Commissioner of Education talking to an exhibitor, to the chairman of a top school in Lagos looking for a new distributor for his school, TOSSE is the gathering of some of the biggest decision makers in the education industry.

Now, here is the aim of this post which is ‘TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY AT TOSSE 2022’.

An event like this comes seasonally and you may never get this opportunity again till next year and the testimonies of individuals who have gotten their big breaks from past TOSSE editions are all over the place.

From the lady who attended a TOSSE seminar as a regular attendee years ago but has now grown because of that encounter to be one of this year’s speakers, to the organizations that have struck multi-million naira deals from prospects they met at TOSSE, the list is endless.

This is the reason why some individuals, companies, schools and other organizations keep attending TOSSE yearly.

For this year’s edition, we advice that you wear your best, come prepared and ready to meet and network with thousands of other attendees. You never can tell who your big break will come from.

Make sure you open yourself up to meet and build new connections, grow your network and increase your capacity as an individual or organization.

Have a wonderful TOSSE 2022 experience!

Aug 30

AvoPizza Fabulous: A new pizza home in Arepo

Before 2012, pizzas were a foreign concept in Nigeria but today we have over 15 different pizza companies in Nigeria.

However, most of these food companies tend to open their pizza shops in major cities like Lagos, Abuja and so on.

*Avo pizza Fabulous enters the scene.

While others went to state capitals and major areas across Nigeria, and that meant that people in other states only had to wait till they visited such places before they could enjoy the pizzas, Avo pizza Fabulous chose to bring the delicious delight of well-baked pizzas to Arepo in Ogun state.

AvoPizza Fabulous also chose to expand their production and sales to other refreshment and sumptuous food consumables like Ice Cream, Chicken and Chips, and bread made in an exclusively hygiene environment and in line with Global Standard on Health and Safety.

The station has now become home to schools, families, organizations and individuals who want to enjoy the delight of pizzas and other food consumables.

As an organization seeking to also use its name to impact the education sector, AvoPizza Fabulous has organized English and mathematics quiz competitions in a bid to also help and engage students academically.

Furthermore, AvoPizza Fabulous have partnered with the organisers of the Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition (TOSSE) in a bid to continue to support the education sector.

The exhibition is set to hold on the 1st and 2nd of September 2022 in Lagos. To register for the event, click here.

Aug 23

How Mouka has been impacting the Nigerian education sector

With studies revealing that longer sleep duration, better sleep quality and greater sleep consistency improves academic performance, sleep products have become a necessity for students after their daily activities.

Mouka Limited, a beacon in the sleep products industry have been taking giant strides to ensure that parents and students all across Nigeria are getting all as much educational support as possible.

Another research also shows that students who sleep well are more ‘likely to develop innovative ways of solving complex issues mathematically than those with sleep deprivation’.

Based on these research works and many more, which have made the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy encourage students to prioritize quality sleep, Mouka has continued to manufacture products to aid this cause.

Furthermore, as part of the company’s 5^th CSR pillar called “Skills For Life”, Mouka birthed the Award for excellence initiative in 2020 to recognise and promote academic excellence while advocating the role of quality sleep in the equation.

To this end, Mouka recognised and rewarded the best graduating students from all faculties of the Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, with cash grants at the school’s convocation ceremony held recently.

Earlier this year also, Mouka rewarded its Business Partners with over N111,000,000 worth of scholarships, high-end laptops and educational materials for their children. In addition, 15 junior staff of Mouka went home with scholarships to the tune of N5,000,000 as an act of goodwill from the company.

Mouka has not relented in its bid to promote academic excellence while advocating the role of quality sleep, as they have now partnered with the organizers of the Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition (TOSSE) which is Africa’s biggest education show to continue to support the education community in Nigeria.

Mouka Limited is one organization whose impact has been felt even outside its own industry, into the education sector.

Aug 20

How NewGlobe is transforming education systems in Nigeria

NewGlobe was founded in 2007 and opened its first station in Kenya in 2009, opening community schools in the majority of Kenya’s counties, and becoming recognized globally for the Bridge International Academies model.

In 2015, NewGlobe expanded its community school Bridge programming into new territories – Uganda and Nigeria.

NewGlobe Education has been on a journey from proof-of-concept community school programs, to participating in national multi-partner public-private partnerships, acting as technical service delivery partners to statewide programs at scale, and ultimately supporting national government transformation programs.

NewGlobe has supported urgent education transformation for well over a decade. Its broad portfolio of programmes span Africa and Asia. Its model provides a turnkey end to end solution using cloud based technology and advanced pedagogical research that drives rapid improvements across entire education systems, dramatically improving learning outcomes for all students.

A decade of national exam results; independent studies and randomized control trials have proven the efficacy of an approach focussed on improving the development path of communities, states and nations.

NewGlobe has been keen on transforming education systems in Nigeria and have made giant strides in transforming community education across some Nigerian states.

NewGlobe’s achievements in Nigeria

In 2017, NewGlobe began a four-year pilot program with the Borno state government; supporting education for internationally displaced persons; and out-of-school children.
In 2018, NewGlobe started working at a statewide level in Nigeria; as the only technical partner to EdoBEST, a full-scale government transformation program in Edo State.
In 2019, following the transformational success of its inaugural statewide program EdoBEST, NewGlobe took on a second statewide level partnership in Nigeria, supporting the Lagos State Government’s EKOEXCEL program.
In 2022, NewGlobe added support of an additional Nigerian statewide transformation program to its portfolio, the KwaraLEARN program in Kwara State.
The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) contracted NewGlobe—as part of the Developing Effective Private Education Nigeria (DEEPEN) programme—to open new community schools in Lagos and help address the shortage of quality education provision in the area for low income families.

To further deepen its work in the Nigerian education system, NewGlobe are partnering with the organizer’s of Africa’s biggest education sector, TOSSE to showcase its mission in Nigeria.

Aug 20

uLesson: Revolutionalizing the education sector

uLesson is an edtech startup that leverages best in class teachers, media, and technology to create high-quality, affordable and accessible education for African students.

Founded by Sim Shagaya in 2019, uLesson is now regarded as a leader in the African home-tutoring business. uLesson is available in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, The Gambia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, the United States and the United Kingdom.

The uLesson app has more than 2 million downloads, with more than 12.3 million videos watched and 25.6 million questions answered on the platform.

The edtech startup is focused on delivering affordable, high-quality and accessible education using technology. Speaking in 2021, Sim Shagaya stated how the startup is deliberately looking to design products that will meet the demanded needs of users across Africa.

uLesson is viewed as the startup aimed at revolutionalising the education sector in Nigeria and Africa as a continent.

The platform currently combines the possibility to stream its classes in-app with the choice to receive those lessons on SD cards. This dual option is one big solution to the problem of frequently-unstable and comparatively costly data packages which parents usually complain of.

uLesson helps lower class African parents access world-class curriculum-based schooling that could either work alongside the day school or totally become the tutor to prepare their children for top-level exams.

Looking to gain more ground, The edtech startup has partnered with the organizers of Africa’s biggest education show, TOSSE to be the headline sponsor of the 14th edition of the event holding in September 2022.

Aug 18

Adefisayo, Azeez, and other distinguished guests to grace TOSSE 2022

The honourable commissioner of education for Lagos state, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, Mrs Adeola Azeez, Dr Femi Ogunsanya and other highly distinguished guests will be at the opening ceremony of the 14th edition of the Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition.

The annual program brings together key stakeholders in the education community as well as organizations creating innovative products and services for the sector.

The Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition welcomes top school owners, directors, administrators amongst other top level managers from various parts of the world. Parents and students are also a part of the event.

The 14th edition of the program is scheduled to hold on the 1st and 2nd of September at the Ten degrees event centre Oregun, Lagos.

More than 7,000 delegates from various countries are expected to attend this two day event.

The theme of this year’s TOSSE is tagged ‘Building a sustainable Education Ecosystem in Africa’.

Watch this space for more details.

Aug 18

Education Finland to hold sessions with School owners and Consultants at TOSSE 2022

Education Finland to hold sessions with School owners and Consultants at TOSSE 2022.

Mr Peter Pertula, Director, International Partnership, TAKK Finland

The 14th edition of the Total School support seminar/exhibition (TOSSE) will host leading firms from Finland between 1st and 2nd September.

According to the programs director, Mr Ibrahim Oguntoyinbo, TOSSE is set to welcome some top companies providing innovative products and services from Finland.

Finland is reputed to have one of the best educational systems in the world and the education community in Nigeria will certainly derive a lot of benefit from the partnership.

Mr Oguntoyinbo stated that Finland representatives will be speaking during the School Business Clinic. They will also run a session by 2pm on the first day of the exhibition.

Some of the speakers expected to speak from Finland are:
Mr Peter Pertula, Director, International Partnership, TAKK Finland

Mr Alex Sointu, Business Partnership lead, Finnpartnership

Mr Patrik Bredbacka, Grants and Impact Manager, Finnpartnership.

To register for the event which is Africa’s biggest education show, click here.

Aug 09

Finnpartnership: Business partnerships for a better world

According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report, Finland has the world’s best-developed education system in the world. Hence, any educational program from the country is one to be held in the highest regard.

Finnpartnership is a business partnership programme financed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and managed by Finnfund. Finnpartnership aims to generate positive development impacts by promoting business between Finland and developing countries.

Societal functionality and development ultimately depend on how citizens, companies and societal operators are able to make society function. Finnpartnership activities aim to accelerate this development.

In practice, Finnpartnership promotes business activities and partnerships with the aim of generating positive development impacts in the target country. As the business to be promoted must also be profitable and responsible, the activities ideally create a cycle that reinforces positive development.

The main services are Business Partnership Support and Matchmaking

In many ways, developing countries are different operating environments from those Finnish companies are accustomed to. In addition, the conditions between countries and within them can vary greatly.

There are usually more questions than answers when visiting a foreign country for the first time. Finnpartnership offers funding, contacts and advisory services, which can be used to assess business opportunities in developing countries.

Business Support Partnership is financial assistance for researching business opportunities. Match-making connects operators in Finland and developing countries with one another. The services are intended for companies, educational institutions, non-governmental organisations and other operators.

Team Finland assembles all of Finland’s state-funded internationalisation services in a single place. Through Team Finland, you are able to obtain information on markets and their risks, funding for internationalisation, opportunities to participate in missions promoting exports, and contacts, information and advisory services.

Team Finland will be at the Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition (TOSSE) set to hold on the 1st and 2nd of September in Lagos, Nigeria, to help as many institutions as possible through its solutions to help develop their system. Click here to register for the event.

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Day 1 of TOSSE 2022

Day 2 of TOSSE

NewGlobe’s achievements in Nigeria

The main services are Business Partnership Support and Matchmaking