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.
Remove the Barriers Stopping Nigerian Girls from Participating in Sport
Girls' participation in sports in Nigeria drops sharply after age 12 due to cultural barriers, safety concerns, and lack of appropriate facilities. Design the programme that keeps them playing.
Make Nigerian Sports Facilities Accessible to Ordinary Citizens
Nigeria has thousands of government sports facilities that are underused by the public and over-used by a small elite. Design the access and booking system that changes this.
Design the Open Data Policy for Nigeria's Earth Observation Assets
Nigeria has invested billions in space infrastructure. The data this infrastructure produces is almost entirely inaccessible to Nigerian researchers, businesses, and government agencies. Design the open data framework.
Use Drones to Deliver Medical Supplies to Nigeria's Hard-to-Reach Communities
Zipline proved drones can save lives in Rwanda. Nigeria has harder terrain, weaker regulation, and greater scale. Design the drone delivery model that works in a specific Nigerian context.
Design a Sports Betting Harm Reduction Programme for Nigerian Youth
An estimated 60 million Nigerians bet on sports, many of them young men spending money they cannot afford to lose. Design the evidence-based harm reduction programme that actually changes behaviour.
Build the Roots Tourism Programme That Brings the African Diaspora Home to Nigeria
Millions of Black Americans, British-Nigerians, and Caribbean people of Nigerian heritage want to visit their ancestral homeland. Nigeria has no programme to receive them meaningfully. Design it.
Get Affordable Smartphones Into the Hands of 50 Million More Nigerians
An entry-level smartphone costs 3 weeks of minimum wage in Nigeria. The people who most need digital access are the least able to afford it. Design the financing and distribution model that closes this gap.
Stop SIM Card Fraud and Identity Theft in Nigeria's Telecoms Sector
SIM swap fraud in Nigeria has stolen billions from mobile banking users. NIN-SIM linkage was meant to fix it. It has not. Design the stronger protection that actually works.
Train the Hospitality Workforce Nigeria's Growing Hotel Industry Needs
Nigeria's hospitality sector is expanding rapidly but cannot find adequately trained staff. Front desk managers, chefs, and housekeeping supervisors are in desperate shortage. Design the training pipeline.
Build the NLP Training Datasets That African Languages Need
Hausa is spoken by 80 million people. There is less NLP training data for Hausa than for Finnish, which has 5 million speakers. Design the data collection programme that closes this gap.
Close Nigeria's Rural Connectivity Gap with a Viable Business Model
Over 30 million Nigerians in rural areas have no mobile data coverage. MNOs have not extended networks there because the business case does not work. Design the model that makes it work.
Design the Tourist Safety System That Will Attract More Visitors to Nigeria
Safety concerns are the number one reason international visitors avoid Nigeria. Design the tourist safety infrastructure that addresses the real risk — and the perception of risk — simultaneously.