MTN – SAIL Teachers’ Fellowship Programme 2025 For Nigerian Public School Teachers

If you’re a public school teacher in Nigeria, here’s everything you need to know about the MTN – SAIL Teachers’ Fellowship Programme 2025 — an exciting opportunity to build new classroom skills, integrate tech into your teaching and connect with peers across the country.

🎓 Fellowship Summary

• Location: Nigeria (all 36 states)

• Delivery: Virtual + in-person/hands-on

• Training Level: Fellowship/professional development for in-service teachers (primary & secondary schools)

• Target Group: Public primary and secondary school teachers across Nigeria; especially those with access to a smart device.

• Focus: Innovative teaching methods (especially Inquiry-Based Learning), tech integration, classroom management, digital/distance learning tools, critical thinking in students.

• Value & Coverage: Free of Charge Training

• Duration: Five months for the full fellowship programme.

• Application Deadline: September 30, 2025 (for 2025 cycle)

• Eligible To: Active public school teachers (primary & secondary) in Nigeria; teachers must have access to a smart device (smartphone/laptop/tablet) to participate.

📚 Fellowship Overview

The MTN – SAIL Teachers’ Fellowship is a professional development programme designed to transform teaching and learning in Nigerian public schools. It aims to move teachers away from solely traditional lecture methods to more student-centred, inquiry-based and digitally enhanced pedagogies.

• Structure & Curriculum:

  • Hybrid model: mostly virtual training, supplemented by hands-on mentorship/in-person workshops for top-performing participants.

  • Topics include: inquiry-based learning (IBL), classroom management, using tools like Canva, integrating technology into lesson plans, fostering critical thinking in students.

  • Peer collaboration & knowledge sharing: teachers engage with other fellows to share practices and ideas.

• Schedule / Activities:

  • Virtual training sessions for a large cohort.

  • From this group, some top performers are selected for in-person/hands-on mentorship or more intensive training.

  • Graduation / certification at the end.

🎁 Programme Benefits

Here are the main benefits you stand to gain:

• Exposure to advanced, modern pedagogical methodologies (e.g. Inquiry-Based Learning) that make learning more interactive and student-centred.

• Increased skills in tech integration: using digital tools (like Canva), leveraging smart devices, possibly accessing MTN broadband / devices in some cases.

• Stronger classroom management and engagement of students; enhancing critical thinking among learners.

• A certificate of completion which can support your professional profile.

• Peer network: collaborating with other teachers, sharing best practices, building lasting professional relationships.

• Becoming a “change-maker” in your school / community: the programme encourages graduates to spread what they learn, not keep it to themselves.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

To apply, you should meet the following:

1. Be an active teacher in a public primary or secondary school in Nigeria.

2. Have access to a smart device (phone, tablet, laptop) that can support virtual training.

3. Be willing to engage in both virtual and in-person/mentorship phases (for those selected).

4. Probably must have reliable internet connectivity / minimal digital literacy to follow online content. (Implicitly required given virtual components)

📝 Application Procedure

• How to apply: Submit an application via the official webpage

• Application deadline: September 30, 2025.

• Documents / Information likely required:

  • Personal details (name, contact info, state, LGA, school)

  • School details (name, level, location)

  • Proof of being in active service (teacher status)

  • Details of existing tech / device access

  • Possibly a short statement or essay: why you want to participate, what changes you intend to make in your teaching, how you’ll leverage the fellowship in your classroom. (Most teacher fellowships require this; though I didn’t find a source that lists exactly these, but experiences shared by teacher-participants suggest this kind of reflective piece. )

ℹ️ Extra Information

• The programme is very selective: past cycles show thousands of applicants (e.g. > 6,000), a smaller group for virtual training, and then a top group for hands-on mentorship.

• Some graduates have reported significant positive change: increased student participation, curiosity, and learning outcomes in their classrooms.

• Challenges exist in some regions (rural especially) around reliable electricity or internet, but teachers have found creative ways around these.

• The number of teachers trained overall has grown: reports indicate that at recent graduations, 4,000 teachers graduated in a past cohort.

Details & Apply

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