Lagos, Nigeria – E be like say innovation don land for our doorstep as ten sharp African innovators don share ₦140 million prize after dem showcase wetin dem sabi for Zenith Tech Fair 5.0. This grand event wey happen for Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos on November 20, 2025 no be small wahala o! Dem come sabi say na tech dey lead us go future as dem promote theme wey dem call, ‘Future Forward 5.0: Tech for Success – Innovate, Adapt, Accelerate.’ (Who sabi wetin una don dey innovate since?)
The fair no be just for show, o! E get Hackathon competition wey dey carry serious cash prize plus Startup Pitch competition – na so dem gather over 2,000 contestants from all over Africa, come join body for this one. As dem dey pitch, light no dey follow ground; the innovation dey shine like small stars for night sky (or maybe still dey shine like new phone wey no fit order yet!).
Two big winners dey shine bright: Trust Loop and Cubbes Technologies Limited. Trust Loop na the king of Hackathon, dey gather ₦30 million prize for their digital KYC and liveness verification magic. Cubbes Technologies no take am easy too; dem carry their AI-powered EdTech platform come win the Startup Pitch Competition. These guys really sabi wetin dem dey do!
No be only winners dey shine, all di remaining eight finalists still grab ₦10 million each for their efforts. Di list of winners get Venille Ltd, Sowota, FLOW, InvoPay, Zenith Intelliscore, The Very Hacked Men, Konfam, and Zerax. All of dem go also enjoy six weeks mentorship to shape dem ideas and grow am to big business!
Dame Dr. Adaora Umeoji, di Group Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank, don praise Dr. Jim Ovia, di founder, for di vision wey lead to dis whole event. She yarn say, “We dey witness how technology dey change di world fast fast, and wetin we dey find fit just come from any corner.” (She fit fit enter for di new tech superhero movie, abeg!)
As di Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, drop im own word, e call on all leaders say make dem open doors for di youths, since dem go soon become di majority population by 2050. E talk say di future dey bright for Lagos as e want am to be di center wey tech industry go dey raise plenty experts. (We dey cross our fingers as we dey look for di next Bill Gates for our doorstep!)
When talk don reach about tech, di fair no fall hand – e showcase demos on how AI and cloud computing fit push economy go head. Di event still carry serious speakers from M-PESA Africa and AWS come talk their mind for di matter, make we all sabi wetin dey happen.
And no forget say dem get music too! Nigerian musician Spyro jump on stage come give everybody vibes wey dem go remember for wetin dey happen. So, wetin we go say? Zenith Bank dey show say dem dey push innovation hard, ready to feed di next generation with di right support for dem to shine globally. Dem don collect awards for plenty sides, being recognized as di Number One Bank for Nigeria for over six times now! (Talk about winning streak, dem fit compose one song on top their achievements!)
As di tech fair don end, make we dey watch as we dey expect di next wave of tech innovation from these bright minds for Africa. E no go far; di next big thing fit just dey try dey land from one of dis sharp innovators wey don collect cash. Small small, we dey change di tech game!
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