Briefs
The gym and the match.
Two kinds of brief, honestly labelled. Client briefs are real, sponsored problems from organisations, with the client judging the work. Training briefs are the practice ground: drawn from real Nigerian problems, built for learning. Open to ages 13 to 35.
Client briefs
Real, sponsored, judged by the clientThe first client briefs arrive with the first sponsored season.
Client briefs are real problems posted by organisations, with prize money and the client on the judging panel. If your organisation has a problem worth fifty young builders' attention, post a brief.
Training briefs
The practice groundCurated practice briefs drawn from real Nigerian problems across 38 sectors. The work, the certificate, and the portfolio entry are real; the client is not waiting on the other end. This is where you train before the match.
Build Traceability for Nigeria's Natural Hair and Skincare Supply Chain
The global black hair care market is worth $9 billion. Nigerian ingredients — shea butter, black soap, red palm kernel oil — are at the heart of it. Design the traceability system that lets brands prove provenance and pays farmers more.
Build Nigeria's Sustainable Fashion Circular Economy
Nigeria discards over 500,000 tonnes of used clothing annually. Thrift markets (okirika) are already a cultural institution. Design the upgrade that makes them a formal sustainability economy.
Help Nigerian Fashion Brands Fight Counterfeiting
Nigerian Ankara and Aso-oke brands are being counterfeited at scale, primarily from cheap imports. Design a verification system that tells buyers whether what they are holding is real.
Design a Scalable Programme for Inter-Faith Youth Understanding in Nigeria
Religious and ethnic tension among Nigerian youth is partly a product of segregated schools and neighbourhoods. Design a structured exchange programme that actually changes attitudes.
Digitise the Ajo and Esusu: Nigeria's ₦50 Billion Informal Savings Economy
Over 50 million Nigerians participate in informal rotating savings groups — ajo, esusu, adashe — managing over ₦50 billion annually on paper and memory. Design the tool that keeps what works and adds what is missing.
Use Nigeria's 200,000 Religious Centres as Public Health Infrastructure
Mosques and churches are the most trusted institutions in most Nigerian communities. Design the platform that turns weekly sermons into a channel for life-saving health information.
Help Nigerian Smallholders Earn from Carbon Credits
Smallholder farmers in Nigeria are already practising carbon-sequestering agriculture. They receive zero of the carbon credit revenue that those practices could generate. Design the system that pays them.
Build Nigeria's E-Waste Circular Economy
Nigeria imports 500,000 tonnes of electronic equipment annually. Most of it ends up as toxic e-waste in informal dumps. Design a circular economy model that creates jobs and stops the poisoning.
Monitor and Slow Coastal Erosion in Nigeria's Atlantic Coastline
Nigeria is losing 30 metres of coastline per year in some areas. Design a low-cost monitoring and early warning system that protects coastal communities and informs government policy.
Help Nigerian DISCOs Cut Energy Theft and Improve Revenue
Nigerian electricity distribution companies lose 40–50% of distributed energy to theft and metering failures. Design a smart metering solution they can actually afford to deploy.
Unlock Solar-Powered Productivity for Nigerian Micro-Businesses
Millions of Nigerian artisans and small traders could be more productive if they had reliable electricity. Design the solar-plus-equipment bundle that turns energy access into economic output.
Make Solar Energy Affordable for Nigerians Earning Under ₦50,000 a Month
Solar home systems have transformed energy access in East Africa. In Nigeria, upfront costs and unaffordable payment structures keep them out of reach for 60 million households. Design the finance model that closes the gap.