What is Curriva.ng? The Intelligent Workspace for Nigerian Educators

If you are a Nigerian educator, you have probably spent hours creating lesson plans, schemes of work, and exam papers from scratch. You have probably copied content from one format to another, adjusted formatting for the tenth time, and wondered why no tool seems to understand how the Nigerian curriculum actually works.

Curriva.ng exists to solve that problem.

This post explains what Curriva is, what it does, and how it works. No marketing language. No vague promises. A straightforward description of a tool built for Nigerian educators.

What Curriva Is

Curriva is an intelligent workspace for creating and managing educational resources. It is built specifically for the Nigerian education system, from Primary School through Senior Secondary School, covering all 28 NERDC-approved subjects.

Think of it as three things combined:

• A curriculum database that understands the structure of what you teach -- subjects, topics, learning objectives, assessment criteria, and how they connect across levels and terms.

2. An AI-powered content engine that generates curriculum-aligned resources. Not generic content. Content that matches the specific learning objectives, topic scope, and assessment format of the Nigerian curriculum.

3. A visual editor where you can create, arrange, and refine educational materials using drag-and-drop widgets, freeform drawing, text formatting, and export to multiple formats.

These three components work together. The curriculum database informs the AI engine. The AI engine feeds content into the editor. The editor lets you refine and export the result.

The Curriculum Database

Curriva contains the complete NERDC curriculum as structured data. This is not a PDF viewer or a search engine. It is a database with:

• 28 subjects mapped across Primary, Junior Secondary, and Senior Secondary levels
• Topics organized by term (first, second, third) and year within each level
• Learning objectives linked to each topic -- specific, measurable statements of what students should know
• Assessment criteria and reference materials

When you select a subject and level in Curriva, the system loads the relevant curriculum data. It knows which topics come first, what the prerequisites are, and how topics connect across terms and years.

For example, if you are preparing a JSS2 Mathematics lesson on "Introduction to Algebraic Expressions," the system knows that students should have already covered linear equations from JSS1. It knows the specific learning objectives for this topic. It knows the assessment formats that match the curriculum's expectations.

This is what we call curriculum intelligence. It is the foundation that makes everything else in Curriva work.

The AI Content Engine

Curriva uses AI to generate educational content. But unlike general-purpose AI tools, Curriva's AI is constrained by the curriculum database. When you ask it to generate a lesson plan, it does not create generic content. It creates content aligned with:

• The specific topic you selected
• The learning objectives for that topic
• The assessment criteria in the curriculum
• The level and age group of your students

The AI can generate:

• Lesson plans with structured sections (objectives, introduction, teacher activities, learner activities, assessment, conclusion)
• Schemes of work organized by week and term
• Quizzes and exams with multiple choice, true/false, and short answer questions
• Worksheets with exercises and practice problems
• Flashcards for revision
• Revision sheets summarizing key concepts

You can also transform existing content between formats. Upload a lesson plan and convert it to a quiz. Take a scheme of work and generate a revision sheet. The system preserves educational integrity while adapting the content to the new format.

The Visual Editor

The editor is where you create and refine your resources. It supports two modes:

• Widget mode -- structured content blocks for text, headings, learning objectives, definitions, examples, worked examples, questions, rubrics, tables, and procedures. Each widget has a specific structure that the AI understands and can generate content for.

2. Canvas mode -- a freeform workspace where you can draw, add shapes, insert images, and arrange elements visually. This is useful for creating diagrams, slides, and visual materials.

You can switch between modes or use them together. A lesson plan might start as structured widgets for the text content, then use canvas mode to add a diagram or illustration.

The editor supports:

• Drag-and-drop element placement
• Drawing tools (pencil, brush, eraser)
• Text formatting (font, size, color, alignment)
• Shape drawing (rectangles, circles, lines, arrows)
• Image insertion from Unsplash or local files
• Element grouping and layering
• Undo/redo
• JSON import/export for sharing and templates

Export Formats

Curriva supports multiple export formats:

• PDF -- for printing and sharing with colleagues
• DOCX (Word) -- for further editing in Microsoft Word
• PPTX (PowerPoint) -- for slide presentations
• PNG/SVG -- for images and diagrams
• JSON -- for importing into other Curriva accounts or backing up your work

Templates and Shared Resources

Curriva includes predefined templates for common educational resources:

• Blank Lesson Plan
• Scheme of Work
• Quiz Generator
• Exam Paper
• Worksheet
• Revision Sheet
• Flashcards
• Scheme Template

You can save your own resources as templates and share them with colleagues or the wider community. The marketplace allows educators to publish and discover high-quality resources.

For Schools and Organizations

Curriva supports school-level accounts with:

• Workspace management for organizing resources by department or subject
• Member management with role-based access (admin, teacher, viewer)
• Template libraries shared across the school
• Analytics on resource usage and creation patterns

How to Get Started

• Visit [curriva.ng](https://curriva.ng)
• Create a free account using your email or Google sign-in
• Browse the curriculum to find your subject and level
• Use the AI to generate a lesson plan or resource
• Refine it in the editor
• Export and use in your classroom

What Curriva Is Not

• It is not a replacement for teacher judgment. The AI generates content, but you decide what works for your students.
• It is not a content library. You create and own your resources. Curriva provides the tools, not pre-made content.
• It is not a student-facing platform. It is built for educators creating resources, not for students consuming them directly.
• It is not connected to any specific textbook. It is aligned with the NERDC curriculum, which is textbook-agnostic.

Current Status

Curriva is live and in active development. The curriculum database covers all 28 NERDC subjects. The editor supports full resource creation and export. The AI engine generates curriculum-aligned content.

We are currently running a research program to understand how educators create resources and what they need most. If you are a Nigerian educator, take our survey to help shape what we build next.

For a detailed look at the curriculum data, read The NERDC Curriculum by the Numbers. For why educational content needs structure, see Why Educational Content Needs More Than a Blank Page.