The South-South and South-East edition of the Student Innovation Challenge is set to hold at the University of Nigeria main auditorium, Nsukka on the 23rd of November this year. The event which is the last of the regional editions will see 30 student entrepreneurs and innovators pitch their ideas to a panel of judges comprising of industry experts, innovators and entrepreneurs. Each of these pitchers stands a chance of emerging as one of the 50 finalists that will receive one million naira in seed funding alongside other business and legal advisory services. Student Innovation Challenge is hosted by Civic Innovation Lab, organised by the Presidency and sponsored by the Bank of Industry (BOI). The Student Innovation Challenge aims at bringing some of Nigeria’s sharpest undergraduate minds together in a room, to discover how they can contribute to social reform by presenting technology-infused ideas that can solve some of the Nation’s toughest challenges. The program has primary objectives of nurturing and encouraging social innovations in technology geared towards growth, sustainability and finding solutions to problems within our environment. Earlier this year, the two regional finals covering South-Western and Northern regions held in Lagos and Kano respectively. With technology being the primary driver of these ideas, the solutions were viable and timely for the industrial age the world is currently in. In total, over 3000 applications were received from 244 universities and polytechnics across Nigeria.  

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