Category: Science & Technology

Octave Analytics has emerged the overall winner of the Zenith Bank inaugural hackathon ‘Zenathon’.

Zenith Tech Fair, which held on November 27, 2019, at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos, convened over 2,000 participants and 50 exhibitors, including Mercedes Benz, Microsoft and IBM, who showcased leading technology innovation across different spheres of life. The tech conference was themed “Future Forward”.

Zenith Bank gave the 10 finalists of its inaugural hackathon up to $77,000 (₦28 million) grant funding, making it the highest prize-money of any bank-organized hackathon in Nigeria.

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Five female entrepreneurs have emerged winners at the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub pitch competition, aimed at supporting gender inclusive economic growth.

The five entrepreneurs who emerged winners during the pitch competition are:

• Damilola Emuze, founder of Scholarx
• Damilola Olokesusi, of Shuttlers mobility
• Dr. Funmi Adewara, of Mobihealth
• Ifeoma Uddoh, of Shecluded
• Keturah Ovio, of Limestart

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VocalScript, Nigeria’s first online digital transcription company that specializes in providing transcription, translation and closed-caption services to individuals as well as diverse business sectors has commenced operations in Nigeria.

The company uses state of the art technology to provide an easy to use web platform and a handy mobile application to provide service to customers.

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