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Everything Buddy can do.

Buddy lives inside WhatsApp, so there is no new app and no portal. Message it like you would a course mate. Here is the full list.

Start chatting with Buddy 11 things you can ask, free for students.

Your timetable

Know where to be, and when, without scrolling the class group.

Lecture schedule lookup

Check your lectures for any day, date range, or weekday. Venue, time, and lecturer included.

β€œWhat lectures do I have tomorrow?β€β€œShow me my Wednesday lecturesβ€β€œWhat's my schedule next week?”

Add & manage lectures

Class reps add one-time or recurring lectures for their program's courses.

Class reps onlyβ€œI want to add a lectureβ€β€œAdd CSC 301 on Mondays, 9 to 11am, LT1”

Course & level setup

Set your course and level once, and Buddy shows the right lectures, including borrowed and general courses.

β€œI'm studying Computer Science, 200 levelβ€β€œMy course is Software Engineering”

Stay on time

A nudge before it matters, so nothing slips.

Daily lecture reminders

Get a summary of the next day's lectures the evening before, so you never miss a class.

Night before at 9pmβ€œEnable daily remindersβ€β€œTurn off my reminders”

Personal reminders

Set a reminder for anything: assignments, deadlines, meetings. Buddy pings you at the exact time.

β€œRemind me to submit CSC 401 on Friday at 5pmβ€β€œList my reminders”

Coursework

Take part right inside the chat.

Quizzes

Take quizzes shared by your class right inside the chat, with instant scoring.

β€œPaste a quiz code to begin”

Assignment submission

Collect and submit your personal assignment using a simple assignment code.

β€œPaste an assignment code to start”

More from Buddy

The smaller things that still help.

Report & feedback

Send complaints, bug reports, or feature requests straight to the admin team.

β€œI want to report a bugβ€β€œI have a feature request”

General chat

Ask questions or just gist. Buddy has a friendly Nigerian personality.

β€œHey, what's up?β€β€œTell me a joke”

Name personalisation

Buddy learns your name and greets you personally. Tell it once and it remembers.

β€œMy name is Aishaβ€β€œCall me Tunde”

Pick your language

Buddy replies in a natural mix of Pidgin and English by default. Prefer just one? Set it to Pidgin only or English only, and switch back anytime.

Pidgin, English or bothβ€œSpeak only Englishβ€β€œPidgin onlyβ€β€œMix both”

For lecturers

Tools for lecturers, right inside the same WhatsApp chat.

Find your students

Look up students in your department by course, level, admission number, or phone. You see name, program, level, and admission number, never their phone.

Lecturers onlyβ€œShow me Computer Science 200 levelβ€β€œWho is admission number 2021/1234?”

Find open teaching slots

See when a level, or two levels together, has no lecture scheduled, so you can pick a clash-free time to hold a class.

Lecturers onlyβ€œWhen is 300 level free this week?β€β€œWhen are UG3 Software Eng and UG4 Computer Science both free for 2 hours?”

Notify a whole level

Reach every student in a level with one message. Just say what you want them to know and Buddy drafts the announcement, shows you a preview and how many it reaches, then delivers it for you, so you never handle their numbers.

Lecturers onlyβ€œMessage all 200 level Software Engineeringβ€β€œTell 300 level the class moved to Thursday 10am”

Your first question is one message away.

New features land regularly. Inside the chat, just ask β€œWhat can you do?” for the latest.