List of hackathons in Iyana Ipaja, Nigeria in 2018

Nigerian computer science, business, and entrepreneurial students and faculty in Nigeria! The Nigerian Blockchain Alliance (NBA) invites you to participate in the Campus Blockchain Hackathon to be held at Covenant University's Hebron Startup Lab. Any student or faculty member with an interest in blockchain technology, a business idea, and the aptitude to be part of a blockchain startup project team can take part. Come and collaborate and compete against teams in other locations in Nigeria for the chance to be eligible for the National Campus Blockchain Hackathon. Our hackathon tips page contains valuable infoon participation in the Campus Blockchain Hackathon!

The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund 'LSETF' in partnership with VISA West Africa and Passion Incubator is organizing a 3-day hackathon aimed at creating technology based financial solutions to help MSMEs carry out daily cashless transactions.

According to a startup genome report, the Nigerian startup ecosystem is valued at $2B making it Africa's most profitable market. When combined with the sheer size of its population, the Nigerian market is easily one of the most alluring in Africa. However, this market is renowned for being a hard nut crack. It requires a clear strategy based on insight steeped in realism and an appreciation of the market's dynamics. In this Soapbox session, Osarumen Osamuyi will share his strategies for hacking the Nigerian market. These startegies are based on his indepth experiences in the tech,startup,media and the investment space. Join Us!                                                                      TRAINER BIO Osarumen Osamuyi is a writer and investment analyst based in Lagos, Nigeria. He works as the Head, Investment and Research at Ventures Platform, a pan-African early-stage tech VC firm. He has a background in media, covering Africa’s startup ecosystems as a reporter and analyst at TechCabal, and in electronics, winning West Africa’s first Virtual Reality Hackathon in November 2016. In addition to his work at Ventures Platform - developing investment theses, supporting investment decisions, advising portfolio companies - Osamuyi is the author of The Subtext and serves as a mentor at the Google Launchpad Africa Accelerator. He is passionate about investing, innovation in emerging markets, immersive computing, philosophy, and rationality. Follow him on Twitter @skweird

Are you an undergraduate or a corp member ? Are you versatile with writing software codes? Then, this is your chance to make history! CODEFEST NIGERIA is a Nigerian undergraduate and serving corp members’ quest for placement in innovation and technology. Visit www.codefestng.com to APPLY for the HACKATHON

Come join us Saturday, July 14th, for our monthly Blockchain Developers Meetup in partnership with SESO Global. This will be a part of a regular monthly series where developers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts can meet together to work on Blockchain solutions. Advisors who are currently working in the Blockchain space will be available to assist with projects and inquiries. Along with the Blockchain hackathons that have been hosted, these events will be used to incubate the Blockchain ecosystem and make Lagos a global Blockchain epicenter! Space is limited so please be sure to RSVP. Hope to see you all here!

UX designers, UI designers, User Researchers, Interactive designers, developers, PMs and other techies! Are you interested in hacking with the Figma API? If so, you're invited to participate in the Figma and GitHub Design Hackathon. In this one and a half day event, you'll be challenged to design, collaborate, compete and create awesome stuffs using the Figma API in a chance to win lots of awesome and amazing prizes.

  Come join us Saturday, June 30th, for our monthly Blockchain Developers Meetup in partnership with SESO This will be a part of a regular monthly series where developers, entrepreneurs, and ethusiasts can meet together to work on Blockchain solutions. Advsiors who are currently working in the Blockchain space will be available to assist with projects and inquiries. Along with the Blockchain hackathons that have been hosted, these events will be used to incubate the Blockchain ecosystem and make Lagos a global Blockchain epicenter! Space is limited so please be sure to RSVP. Hope to see you all here!

Help tackle waste and recycling challenges! ₦2,000,000 IN INVESTMENT TO BE WON! The top 20 ideas pitched on the night will progress to a weekend hackathon in Ibadan, organised by the OYOMESI Consortium. Top prizes will be an investment by WestAfricaENRG into the best three ideas and the opportunity for a 1 week apprenticeship with Pomelo Pay in London, UK.   Tickets are ₦1000 Please make payment to the following account before registration can be confirmed: Access Bank Plc073 909 9805 Oyo State Model Education System Interventions Entry will be confirmed on presentation of the bank teller and a valid ID.

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Come join us Saturday June 2nd at the Workstation in VI for the first Blockchain developers meetup.  This will be a part of a regular monthly series where developers, entrepreneurs, and ethusiasts can meet together to work on Blockchain solutions.  Advsiors who are currently working in the Blockchain space will be available to assist with projects and inquiries.  Along with the Blockchain hackathons that have been hosted these events will be used to incubate the Blockchain ecosystem and make Lagos a global Blockchain epicenter!  Hope to see you all here.