List of hackathons in Lekki, Nigeria in 2018

Computer science, business, and entrepreneur students and faculty in Nigeria! The Cryptography Development Initiative in Nigeria (CDIN) invites you to participate in the Campus Blockchain Hackathon to be held at Covenant University. You don't have to be a techie to participate. 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. Go to our hackathon tips page> for Campus Blockchain participation advice!

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!

If you have ever experienced any form of police brutality, this is an opportunity to share your story, profer solutions and defend human rights. Together, we can end SARS atrocities. Moderator: Segun Awosanya (Segalink)

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. 

Introduction: Welcome to the first in a Worldwide Series to launch the the Decade Of Women #HackQuantum World Wide Series in Lagos, Nigeria. This hackathon is the first in a series aimed to advance the implementation and financing of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #5 by elevating the financial independence of women worldwide; and engaging women and girls to lead the forefront of realizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The #HackQuantum series will span across developing and developed countries,  and will be used to generate new solutions for the tokenized Quantum Impact (Qi) Women Bond and Qi Currency to deploy towards valuing women’s leadership in delivering the UN SDGs and an inclusive economy. These events will combine diverse talent from all over the world into a “pressure cooker” environment to accelerate new and quantum ideas.  United Nations Sustainable Development Goals The 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to transform our world are: GOAL 1: No Poverty GOAL 2: Zero Hunger GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being GOAL 4: Quality Education GOAL 5: Gender Equality GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production GOAL 13: Climate Action GOAL 14: Life Below Water GOAL 15: Life on Land GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Five The United Nation’s has dedicated goal five of their sustainable development goals to “achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls”. Gender equality and women’s empowerment is a critical underpinning to achieving the rest of the UN’s sustainable development goals and to accelerating quality of life in developing nations. The core components the United Nations has identified as sub-targets of goal five include: 5.2: Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation   5.3: Eliminate all harmful practices, such as a child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation   5.4: Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate   5.5: Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life.   5.6: Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences The Decade Of  Women is committed to achieving these goals and believe that the technology community holds the key to discovering innovative solutions to these pressing problems. The Challenge Blockchain applications have the power to beneficially transform lives of women and girls.  We created this event in order to accelerate frontier technology solutions to the SDGs for Women and Girls. This is not a traditional hackathon – this is a “Quantum Impact Accelerator” because we're challenging teams to create more than just code.   The scope of the challenge includes early stage ideas for a Blockchain solution, innovative business model and a timeline for scaling and sustained development. Your solution may address one, or multiple aspects of any of the SDGs. The Decade Of  Women is committed to achieving the sustainable development goals and believe that you hold the key to discovering innovative solutions to these pressing problems. Work with your team on a scalable solution to any of the SDGs with a focus on women and girls. The teams will be judged on the following weighted criteria: Originality Innovation Impact Scalable impact of idea Prizes Capital: We are offering $3,000 2 winners of the hackathon Advisory Services: The winning teams will also receive a full suite of Business Development Training, in addition to cash prizes. Publicity: Winners and all projects will be promoted through DOW social media channels, coalition members' networks, and more. Opportunity: Winners  will have the opportunity to showcase their solutions in front of impact investors, NGO’s, philanthropists, charities, and enterprise executives at the Nigeria Blockchain Conference. Schedule: Saturday May 5th: Create Teams & Coding 9:00 Breakfast10:00 Event overview & Team Formation13:00 Lunch14:00 Begin Developing & Working with Mentors20:00 Dinner21:00 Relaxation22:00 End of Day 1 Sunday May 6: Demo Day 9:00 Breakfast10:00 Stand-up + Pitch Training13:00 Lunch14:00 Hacking ends: Demos Begin16:00 Demos17:30 Award ceremony18:00 Cocktail + End of day 2  Rules:  Teams are limited to 3-5 participants.  All projects submitted must be partially coded during the event. The use of open-source code and APIs are exempt from this coditioned. Teams are to present the projects they registered at the begining of the event. Any deviation must be approved by the organizers. Be respectful - Any behavior or presentation that objectifies or belittles others will be halted, with the presenters immediately disqualified and removed from the event.  Above all - Have fun!   Resources Ethereum    Multichain NXT