INVENTOR OF THE YEAR

Obasegun Ayodele - VilSquare

Obasegun is building the InfraTech for Inclusive Education in Africa through VoltSchool & VoltMicroscope. He is the co founder of Vilsquare and an experienced development engineer whose work combines elements of product design, research, digital strategy development and advocacy, to support African growth clusters and innovative use of science and technology across Africa. He works with diverse cluster communities at an intersection of government, private sectors, and civil society across West and East Africa.

Mustapha Gajibo - E-Transport

Mustapha Abubakar GajiboI is the first person to make electric vehicles in Nigeria and in Africa and the Managing Director of e-Transport, a company specialised in converting vehicles running on petroleum to solar energy-powered vehicles.

Njoku Emmanuel

Emmanuel Njoku is the CEO and co-founder of Lazerpay, a payment platform that enables creatives and businesses to accept payments globally. Njoku’s mission is “to build solutions that leverage blockchain technology.

Olayinka Iyinolakan - CDIAL

Yinka Iyinolakan is a synergist. He's the Founder of the Centre for the Digitization of Indigenous African Languages (CDIAL). - CDIAL is digitizing local languages and localizing digital platforms to enable Africans to participate in the global ecosystem. He is also the Head of Strategic Communications and Advocacy at the Nigerian Economic Summit Group.

Professor Amuda

AbdulHakeem Amuda, an Associate Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering led the team of engineers that built the Unilag/LASRIC Ambuvalent Ventilator for Patients in Respiratory Distress which was patented by the Federal Government in November 2020