The modern Nigerian student has a digital-first approach to activities in life on campus. With the invention of smartphones, there is a need to have applications that students, especially those in the university, have applications that will make them productive.
Apps that will improve academic performance, teach digital skills, and increase time management are helpful for students to be productive and achieve maximum results.
In this article, you will learn about the must-have application that Nigerians can use in the university to achieve maximum success.
Must-Have Apps for Nigerian University Students
1. WhatsApp
This is an important app that has to be on your phone. The WhatsApp application is important for you to stay in touch with classmates, class representatives, lecturers, group chats for information, and other relevant things.
Join productive groups on campus; join both academic groups and extracurricular activities groups.
2. Google Keep or Notion
Notion is a great application for taking notes and organizing your tasks and activities. You can use the Notion app for organizing lecture materials for easy access to study, especially on the go.
The Notion app allows you to sync between multiple devices; this allows you to access your activities on the app on any device.
3. Udemy or Coursera
Use these learning applications to learn digital skills and other in-demand skills in addition to your academic knowledge.
These apps are great for learning new skills like digital marketing, graphic design, coding, etc. Most of the courses on these applications are affordable, and you can use the knowledge gotten from the courses to earn even as a student.
4. Remita and your bank application
Most universities pay their school fees, acceptance fees, and other fees using Remita. This application is important to have to be able to track your fee payments and download your receipts.
Your bank application is a must-have because you’ll constantly need to pay for so many things, and with the increase in the rate of cashless policy adoption, many people will prefer to accept transfers than to collect physical cash.
5. Grammarly or QuillBot
As a student, you’re constantly writing essays, articles, and other academic writings. You need a writing assistant to help you with grammar corrections, spelling error corrections, and other writing needs you’ll have as a student.
Grammarly/QuillBot have free plans that you can use to paraphrase, check grammar errors, and also detect AI.
Bonus Apps Worth Considering
Jumia or Konga
These apps let you purchase items from the marketplace available in the app. Discounts are sometimes given to students to purchase items within the app.
If you are looking forward to purchasing any item online and at a cheap rate, then consider having applications like Jumia or Konga on your device.
Google Calendar (class and exam schedule management)
The Google Calendar is an application for marking the events you have in a day. You can schedule the various activities you have in a day, a week, or a month.
By properly scheduling your activities, you will be able to properly manage your time, cut down distractions, and have a lot of productivity.
Tips for Using These Apps Effectively
Set limits: Since these applications are great for you as a student, it is worth noting that you should have a limit on how often you use the applications. Frequent use of the apps, especially applications like WhatsApp, can lead to distractions.
Create a study routine using productivity tools: use apps like Notion and Google Calendar to create a study routine to stay productive.
Sync across devices and back up frequently: if you have more than one device, enable device syncing so that you can access your browsing data across all platforms.
Conclusion
As a student at a university, you should try out the tools listed in this article and use them to be productive.
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