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- 27 Apr 2019
NiRA Hosts Developers Conference, Hackathon
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) hosted the maiden edition of the Developers Conference and Hackathon in April 2019. The program was a three-part event comprising of the 2019 Deep…
- 26 Apr 2024
#BuildWithAI Hackathon: Google Developer Groups Lagos Partners SeerBit, GoMyCode
Google Developer Groups Lagos (GDGLagos) has announced a regional edition of the global #BuildWithAI hackathon, in partnership with SeerBit , Africa’s most trusted payment solutions provider and…
- 17 Oct 2013
CC-Hub, IBM Mull Lasgidi Hackathon for Developers
You can help shape Nigeria’s technology future. Take part in the IBM Lasgidi Hackathon on October 21-24, 2013, and move Nigeria's digital revolution forward. The IBM Lasgidi Hackathon in…
- 23 Oct 2022
Gomycode Nigeria Rewards Young Developers @ Upside Education Hackathon
GOMYCODE, Africa’s leading edtech platform recently concluded its first-ever multi-country hackathon. The hackathon, which happened simultaneously in 5 countries during the weekend of October 15-16,…
- 28 Sept 2022
EFInA, GIZ Conclude Hackathon Challenge
EFInA and GIZ have announced the winners of its recently concluded ‘MSME Finance… Breaking Barriers’ Ideathon-Hackathon. The hackathon challenged innovative developers to develop groundbreaking…
- 31 Mar 2017
Access Bank Opens APIs to Developers After 48-hour African Fintech Hackathon
Voice IT start-up has emerged winner of Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) 48-hour Recode Nigeria hackathon sponsored by Access Bank, even as the bank allowed the software developers access to its…
- 15 Aug 2022
NITDA, ICPC Opens Application for 2022 Illicit Financial Flows Hackathon
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its subsidiary, the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), in partnership with the Independent Corrupt Practices and…
- 7 Nov 2016
Konga at OAU, Search for Software Developers
Konga.com, has shown its strategic commitment to raising emerging leaders in the tech community by organizing the first ever Konga Software Developers Hackathon to pick the best among the best among…
- 16 Jan 2022
NITDA Set to Launch Hackathons in 3 States
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) under the supervision of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy through its subsidiary, the National Centre for Artificial…
- 5 Aug 2013
Winners Emerged in Ispon/Idea Hackaton
Winners have emerged in Institute of Software Practitioners’ of Nigeria (ISPON) and Information Technology Development Entrepreneur Accelerator (iDEA) organized Software Hackathon, which was held in…
- 19 Jun 2013
Mobile Monday Holds First Ever “Hackathon”
Mobile Monday Nigeria has announced its first ever "Hackathon" bridging the worlds of software developers and graphic artists, an event which will take place in Lagos under the auspices of the…
- 10 Nov 2013
IBM Unveils Pan-African Hackathon Series
IBM, a global technology company has reiterated its commitment to the development and promotion of local software innovation across Africa with the launch of its pan-African hackathon series.…
- 24 Oct 2013
IBM Promotes Innovation at Lagos Hackathon
The technology giant flagged off its pan-African hackathon series recently in Lagos, Nigeria’s industrial and commercial hub with the “IBM Lagos Hackathon”, a four-day technology training and ideas…
- 18 Mar 2017
Sidmach Concludes 3-Day UN Influx Hackathon in Lagos
In furtherance of United Nations activities towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a three-day UN Influx Global Hackathon was held in Lagos. The camp for was hosted at Sidmach…
- 5 Jul 2022
Ericsson Invites Participants to its ‘Together Apart Hackathon’ to Boost Innovation in Nigeria
Ericsson announces the launch of its Together Apart Hackathon in Nigeria. The Hackathon’s objective is to identify innovative solutions using technology and connectivity creating tomorrow’s solutions…
- 17 Aug 2022
Civic-Tech Hackathon: DG NITDA Urges Finalists to Channel Digital Solutions Toward Good Governance, National Development
Kashifu Inuwa, director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has encouraged the finalists of 2022 Yvote Naija Civic Tech Hackathon to channel their ingenuity…
- 1 Sept 2020
NCC Explains Why it Initiated Virtual Hackathon 2020
Dr. Henry Nkemadu, director, Research and Development, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that technology plays a key role in economic growth and sustainability of the modern world…
- 13 Apr 2020
AfDB, Partners Dangle Prizes for Ideas to Beat COVID-19
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners are set to host an online #AfricaVsVirus Challenge from 16 to 19 April 2020. The 72-hour competition is a global hackathon – or “ideathon” – to…
- 13 Jul 2022
MTN Group Opens Portal for its 2nd MoMo API Hackathon
MTN Group’s Mobile Money Application Interface (API) is inviting developers across several markets to participate in an Open API Hackathon, with a challenge to create a mobile application that uses…
- 29 Oct 2023
Oluwapelumi Yusuf Emerges Winner of First MTN MoMo Hackathon
The first edition of the MTN MoMo Hackathon in Nigeria has come to an end with Oluwapelumi Yusuf emerging as the winner. Yusuf won the grand prize of USD 5,000 for inventing Rova Pay which…
- 13 Jan 2018
Acquah, Enpact Fellowship Mentor Inspires Nigerian Start-ups
By peter oluka The months of November and December 2017 were remarkable for Findworka and to other Nigerian startup companies whose founders were part of the Enpact Fellowship as one of the assigned…
- 22 Dec 2018
THE FUTURE IS HERE – USPF Changemaker Challenge 2018 Begins
Innovative ICT Solutions and Entrepreneurship development project provides an avenue for self expression and creativity through technology. This is a Hackathon and Incubation event where…
- 16 Sept 2016
CyberXchange Confab ’16 Rings Collabo to Strengthen W/Africa’s Cyber Security
The number one topic for CEOs this year is cyber security and keeping company as well as client ecosystems safe. Security issues are even more pronounced with the slump in oil prices causing economic…
- 10 Sept 2018
Visa Seals Deal with LSG to Digitize Payments for MSMEs
In a committed effort to educate and enable Nigerians to reduce their reliance on cash, Visa, the global leader in payments, has announced the launch of the Cashless Lagos Hackathon in partnership…
- 30 Aug 2018
Visa, LSETF to Digitize Payments for MSMEs
Visa, the global leader in payments, said it will launch the Cashless Lagos Hackathon in partnership with Lagos Innovates, an initiative of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) as part its…
- 22 Jun 2013
Vconnect Doles out $3500 for Nigerian Software Developers
Vconnect, a Nigerian local search engine, has doled out $3500 in support of local software developers. The Company is a principal partner with Mobile Monday Nigeria on HACKATHON 2013, to stage a…
- 15 Aug 2021
NCC Establishes NODITS Office for Implementation of Indigenous Content Policy
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that it has established the Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecoms Sector (NODITS), designed to help guide the implementation and…
- 30 Jun 2018
AFF Holds //Re:Code Nigeria Hackathon 2018
The Africa Fintech Foundry is set to hold the second edition of the //Re:Code Nigeria Hackathon in July 2018 (themed “2018 Data Hack”) at the AFF Building - 1216, Ibiyinka Olorunbe Close, Victoria…
- 10 Jul 2017
Cisco Hosts Three Day Hackathon Competition
In line with its corporate strategy for changing the way we live, work, learn and play through innovation, tech group, Cisco hosted the first edition of its Internet of Things (IoT) Hackathon in…
- 1 Aug 2013
Tinapa Software Incubation Centre for Launch Today
The second software incubation centre located at Tinapa in Cross River state will be officially launch today by Omobola Johnson, minister of Communications Technology. The launch is heralded with the…