Schneider Electric powers Nigerian school with solar in push to close education gap

L–R: Amosu Abolore, education secretary, Ikeja Local Government Authority; Shamsideen Akerele, executive vice chairman, Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area; Moyosore Adebanjo, executive chairman, Onigbongbo LCDA; Ajibola Akindele, country president, Africa, Schneider Electric; Sanni Kudirat, head teacher, Central Primary School, Ikeja; and Francis Nkwo, councillor and leader of the House, Onigbongbo LCDA, during the commissioning of a solar power installation at Ikeja Central Grammar School in Lagos.

Schneider Electric has commissioned a solar power installation at a Lagos public school, marking the French energy management company's first community initiative of 2026 in Nigeria as it seeks to address the intersection of energy poverty and educational inequality across the country. The system

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