Nominee: Eazy Digi — Adebayo Alomaja
Category: Educational Creator of the Year
Country: Nigeria 🇳🇬
Introduction: When educational content becomes a catalyst for change
Education is changing, and the people shaping its future are no longer found only in classrooms, lecture halls and traditional academic institutions. Digital platforms have created new opportunities for educators, researchers and innovators to share ideas, challenge established practices and help people rethink how learning should work.
Among the Nigerian professionals contributing to these conversations is Adebayo Alomaja, widely known through his work with Eazy-Digi and his professional identity as BayoGPT.
An education futurist, learning designer and digital education advocate, Alomaja focuses on making education more practical, creative, technology-enabled and connected to the realities learners encounter beyond school. Through professional articles, educational content, teacher-development initiatives and AI-supported learning tools, he explores how African educators can move beyond the conventional delivery of information towards learning experiences that develop problem-solving, creativity and critical thinking.
His nomination for Educational Creator of the Year at WAFRIC Awards 2026 recognises his work at the intersection of educational content, innovation and digital transformation in Nigeria.
Beyond teaching: Designing meaningful learning experiences
A central theme in Alomaja’s work is the distinction between delivering information and designing an experience through which learners can apply what they know.
Traditional classroom approaches can place considerable emphasis on completing syllabuses, memorising information and preparing for examinations. While these remain parts of formal education, Alomaja argues that learning should also help students investigate real-world problems, develop ideas and create solutions relevant to their communities.
This perspective informs his work as founder and chief learning designer at Eazy-Digi, an education consulting organisation that uses research, technology, networking and design thinking to support educational transformation.
Rather than treating digital technology as a substitute for teachers, his approach emphasises equipping educators with methods and tools that help them design better learning experiences.
This philosophy also gives his educational content a practical focus. His discussions frequently challenge teachers and school leaders to examine familiar practices, ask different questions and consider how classroom learning can become more engaging and relevant to the world learners are growing into.
Eazy-Digi is central to Alomaja’s professional journey. The organisation focuses on educational consulting, teacher development, research and the application of technology to improve learning across Africa.
Its work is grounded in the belief that educators need opportunities to develop new skills as the demands of teaching evolve. Teachers are increasingly expected to do more than explain subject content: they must engage diverse learners, encourage independent thinking, integrate technology thoughtfully and help students connect classroom knowledge to practical challenges.
Eazy-Digi’s programmes and professional-learning initiatives address these needs through training, courses, webinars and collaborative learning opportunities.
One of the organisation’s stated ambitions is to support the development of 100,000 African teachers as authentic learning designers by 2030. The goal reflects a long-term commitment to helping educators build the capacity to create learning experiences rather than simply deliver predetermined content.
The organisation has also promoted global conversations about the future of education through initiatives such as the K-12 2030 Global Education Conference, which brings attention to innovation, learning design and the changing needs of schools.
Through Eazy-Digi, Alomaja’s work extends beyond his own content. It connects educational ideas with programmes intended to support teachers and school leaders in applying new approaches to their practice.
Sources: Eazy-Digi on LinkedIn | Adebayo Alomaja’s professional profile
BayoGPT: Bringing artificial intelligence into learning design
One of Alomaja’s most distinctive initiatives is BayoGPT, an AI-supported tool developed to help teachers design authentic and project-based learning experiences.
The idea responds to a practical challenge in education. Teachers must interpret curricula, understand their learners, prepare lesson plans, develop activities and assess whether students can apply what they have learned. These responsibilities require both subject knowledge and creativity, often within limited time and resources.
BayoGPT is designed to support educators in this process. Rather than functioning only as a conventional lesson-plan generator, it aims to help teachers turn learning objectives into activities that encourage investigation, collaboration, experimentation and problem-solving.
Alomaja has described the tool as a creative collaborator for teachers, helping them connect curriculum requirements with classroom contexts, learner needs and real-world challenges.
Its development reflects his wider argument that artificial intelligence should be used to improve the design of learning rather than merely accelerate the production of educational materials.
The tool also reflects a deliberate African focus. Its stated approach considers the contexts in which African teachers work, including different curricula, classroom conditions and resource limitations.
BayoGPT provides a concrete example of how Alomaja translates ideas about educational transformation into a digital product intended to support teachers in their everyday work.
Explore the tool: BayoGPT
Source: Adebayo Alomaja introduces BayoGPT
Educational content that challenges conventional thinking
Alomaja’s educational content frequently examines questions that go beyond the immediate demands of a lesson or classroom.
In his published writing, he has explored the relationship between education and national development, the role of social media in education, the influence of learning materials on imagination and the implications of artificial intelligence for teaching.
These discussions encourage educators and school leaders to examine what learning should achieve in a rapidly changing society.
In one of his published articles, Learning Transfers Imagination, Not Just Knowledge, he argues that educational materials influence how learners understand the world and imagine their own possibilities. His argument is that learning resources should connect students with real situations, people, industries and challenges, rather than leaving knowledge isolated from lived experience.
In another discussion about the future of education, he examines how social media and digital platforms are changing where people encounter ideas and learn new skills. These perspectives raise questions about how schools can remain relevant in a world where learners increasingly access information beyond formal educational institutions.
His content is therefore not limited to straightforward instructional tips. It also explores the ideas, systems and assumptions that shape education.
By inviting teachers and education professionals to reconsider established practices, Alomaja contributes to a broader conversation about what African education could become.
Helping teachers prepare learners for a changing world
A recurring concern in Alomaja’s work is the relationship between education and the skills people need to participate meaningfully in society.
As technology changes workplaces and the ways people access information, educational systems face questions about how to prepare learners for circumstances that may be different from those in which their teachers were trained.
Alomaja’s approach places emphasis on critical thinking, creativity, design thinking, collaboration and practical problem-solving. These skills can help learners move from understanding concepts to using them to investigate questions and develop solutions.
This philosophy is reflected in Eazy-Digi’s teacher-development programmes and its efforts to encourage educators to design more authentic learning experiences.
His work also recognises that teachers themselves need opportunities to adapt. Professional development can help educators understand emerging tools, test different approaches and exchange ideas with colleagues facing similar challenges.
Through training, digital content and learning-design resources, Alomaja’s initiatives seek to support this transition.
The underlying message is that educational transformation cannot depend on technology alone. It also requires educators who understand how to use tools thoughtfully and create environments where learners can think, explore and apply knowledge.
From digital innovation to measurable educational possibilities
Alomaja’s work brings together several areas that are often discussed separately: educational content creation, teacher training, learning design, digital innovation and artificial intelligence.
The connection between them is his focus on turning educational ideas into practical possibilities.
His professional activity includes developing tools for teachers, sharing ideas about educational change, organising learning initiatives and promoting approaches that connect school knowledge with real-world contexts.
These activities demonstrate different ways an educational creator can contribute to the sector. Content can introduce a new perspective, professional development can help educators apply it, and digital tools can support them in putting it into practice.
Eazy-Digi and BayoGPT provide examples of this relationship between ideas and implementation.
Although the long-term outcomes of educational innovation depend on adoption, context and continued evaluation, these initiatives show a sustained professional interest in helping educators rethink the learning experiences they create.
For African education, the conversation is especially important because schools operate across diverse social, economic, technological and linguistic environments. Approaches that account for these differences can help educators explore solutions that are more relevant to their learners.
Why Adebayo Alomaja is nominated for Educational Creator of the Year
The Educational Creator of the Year category at WAFRIC Awards 2026 recognises individuals whose educational work contributes to knowledge-sharing, learning and the development of others.
Adebayo Alomaja’s professional journey brings together educational content, teacher development, learning design and technology. Through Eazy-Digi, he works on initiatives intended to support educators, while BayoGPT applies artificial intelligence to the challenge of designing more meaningful learning experiences.
His published articles and professional discussions also contribute to conversations about the future of education, the role of teachers and the need to connect learning with real-world challenges.
This combination of content creation and practical educational innovation gives his work a distinct place within the category.
His nomination provides an opportunity to highlight an approach to education that places creativity, problem-solving and the professional development of teachers at the centre of learning.
It also invites the public to recognise that educational creators can influence more than individual learners. Their ideas and resources can inform the work of teachers, shape professional conversations and encourage institutions to consider new approaches.
Support Eazy Digi — Adebayo Alomaja at WAFRIC Awards 2026
Adebayo Alomaja, known through his work with Eazy-Digi and BayoGPT, represents Nigeria in the Educational Creator of the Year category at WAFRIC Awards 2026.
His work across educational content, teacher development, design thinking and AI-supported learning reflects a commitment to exploring how education can better prepare learners for the future.
Supporters who believe in educational innovation and the role of creative knowledge-sharing can participate in the ongoing public voting through the official WAFRIC Awards voting platform.
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