Education

AMWE 2025 Expo: Public, Private Sector Collaboration For Economic Gains Of Medical Tourism

Published

1 year ago

July 11, 2025

Joel Ajayi

Convener of the All-Africa Medical Wellness Expo and Founder, AMWE Medical and Wellness Foundation, Mr. Usman Isah has called on the Federal Government to show more commitment in the Nigeria’s health sector by providing the necessary environment for quality healthcare delivery services to thrive in the country.

Mr. Isah, who is also the Executive Chairman of AMWE Medical and Wellness Foundation, made the call at a media briefing in Abuja as part of the highlights prelude to the 3rd edition of the All Africa Medical Wellness Expo, AMWE 2025 scheduled to hold in Abuja from Wednesday 27th – Thursday 29th August, 2025, noting that Nigeria has all it takes to offer World class medical services and become a premier medical tourism destination in Africa.

He lamented Nigeria’s loss of approximately $2 billion US Dollars annually to outbound medical tourism in capital flight that undermines the growth and development of the nation’s healthcare delivery system, adding that it is the neglect of the country’s healthcare infrastructure and crisis of confidence in the health sector which created a vacuum that foreign medical destinations have exploited.

Speaking further, Mr. Isah called for a deliberate policy by government that focuses on the workability of health tourism through strategic partnership and collaboration with critical stakeholders and key players in the health and tourism sector to improve standard of service delivery and achieve the desired growth and development as well as evolve a high quality service delivery that will rank among the best globally in the nation’s healthcare delivery by which it will attract patronage from foreign health and medical seekers into the country.

He advised government to further encourage healthcare service providers to focus on demand side of specialized medical treatment instead of being discouraged by financial barriers and challenges facing the sector, adding that this will promote inbound and intra-bound medical tourism in the country.

He said the AMWE 2025 event is a premier Conference and Exhibition that aims to bring together healthcare service providers, stakeholders, investors, innovators, policy makers, key players, medical and tourism professionals, wellness and fitness practitioners and a host of others from across Africa and beyond with the view to providing lasting solutions to the challenges of the Nigeria health sector and together, achieve the overall goal of a high level universal health coverage and be globally competitive.

The three-day event with the Theme: Medical and Wellness Tourism: Bridging Global Healthcare Gaps also has a number of Sub Themes such as: Repositioning Nigeria’s Health Sector; from Domestic Excellence to Global Recognition; The Drivers of Global Healthcare Transformation; SWOT Analysis of Nigeria’s Health Sector; Connectivity and inter-play Between Tourism and the Health Sectors in Global Economic Space among others.

Also expected to feature during the AMWE 2025 Expo, are: The Summit, featuring the presentation of well selected papers to be presented by highly distinguished professionals in both health and tourism industry-sectors from Nigeria and from some selected African countries; Exhibition of products and services of the health and tourism sectors by highly acclaimed international bodies and organizations, Business to Business & Government to Business Meetings, Networking, Panel of Discussants and a lot more.

As part of activities to round up the AMWE 2025 Expo, there will be an Award and Gala Night where individuals and organizations that have distinguished themselves in excellence performance by show of commitment and dedication in their chosen fields will be honoured with various categories of meritorious awards as a way of recognition and commendation along-side musical/cultural entertainments and refreshments.

Mr. Isah explained further the link and the interconnectivity between the health and the tourism sectors, saying they both complement each other’s socio-economic performance in the economic growth and development of the country via travel paid expenses and medical care incurred finances, urging government ministries and agencies in-charge of both health and tourism industries to collaborate with one another for the development of the sectors and the growth of the national economy.

High level dignitaries and personnel in both public and private sectors, Key-players, Critical stakeholders, Medical Professionals, the Organized Private Sector, Government functionaries, Insurance and Financial Institutions, Military and Para-military Organizations, Trade facilitators, Embassies and members of the Diplomatic communities, Legislators, Legal and the Judiciary and the Media are expected to grace the highly averred Three-Day Event of AMWE 2025 Expo.

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Igbinedion University, EduTech Global Partner On Digital Education, Access

Mr. Femi Shonubi, Co-Founder/CTO – EduTech Global

Published

2 months ago

August 18, 2026

The Gleamer

Cyril Ogar

Igbinedion University, Okada, one of Nigeria’s leading private universities, has entered into a strategic partnership with EduTech Global to accelerate its digital learning ambitions, expand access to its academic programmes to students in the country.

Through the partnership, EduTech will provide digital learning infrastructure and technology support for the University’s Distance Learning Centre (DLC), thereby enabling learners to access quality university education beyond the conventional campus environment.

The partnership reflects Igbinedion University’s ambition to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving higher education landscape by combining its academic heritage with technology, innovation and new models of learning that contribute to national workforce development.

Speaking on the partnership, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, said the collaboration represented a significant step in the university’s ambition to produce graduates equipped for national and global impact.

He said: “At Igbinedion University, our mandate has always been to lead in producing graduates equipped for national and global impact. This partnership with EduTech Global represents a bold step into the future of higher education in Nigeria.
“By expanding our digital learning infrastructure, we are not just breaking down geographical barriers; we are actively contributing to national workforce development by ensuring that quality, industry-aligned education is accessible to every driven learner, regardless of location.”

In his remarks, Director, Igbinedion University Distance Learning Centre, Prof. Gideon Bawa, said the university was motivated by the opportunity to transform its existing processes, which hitherto were being handled manually, and build a more efficient and scalable distance learning model.

The Director clarified: “The growth recorded by institutions that have leveraged EduTech’s technology and expertise was a major factor in our decision to engage the company. We are confident that this partnership will position Igbinedion University to achieve significant growth in enrolment while strengthening the quality and efficiency of our Distance Learning Centre.”

“With this partnership, we expect to move most of our administrative and academic activities online through EduTech. This will improve efficiency, enhance the learner experience and allow our facilitators and students to engage more effectively through a connected digital learning environment”, Bawa added.

Commenting on the collaboration, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, EduTech Global, Femi Shonubi, pointed out that technology had been redefining the boundaries of what a university can offer, adding that EduTech’s role extends beyond putting courses online.

Shonubi expatiated: “Technology’s true value lies in its ability to drive tangible socio-economic impact through education. By dismantling physical boundaries, we are empowering institutions like Igbinedion University to democratise access to high-quality learning. This is about more than online courses; it is about developing a resilient, highly skilled workforce at scale to meet the demands of the modern economy.

“We are helping institutions build connected learning ecosystems that support the student journey from application and enrolment through learning, assessment and graduation. Igbinedion University’s ambition to lead in innovative education aligns strongly with what we are building at EduTech.”

General Manager, Edutech Global, Moyosore Asubiojo said the partnership arises as demand grows for flexible higher education among working professionals, entrepreneurs and learners seeking alternatives to traditional full-time campus education.

She asserted that by combining Igbinedion University’s academic competence with EduTech’s technology capabilities, the collaboration will create new pathways to quality education and workforce development while enabling the University to expand beyond its traditional geographical footprint.

Analysts believe that the partnership between the university and the tech company represents a shared commitment to making higher education more accessible, flexible and scalable, while positioning the university to compete and lead in the next generation of technology-enabled education in Nigeria and globally.

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