Team Real Media comprising of Nwosu Oluebube and Ijaola David have won the 2018 USPF Changemaker Challenge.
Three teams emerged winners of the 2018 USPF Changemaker Challenge, out of the 14 teams that were shortlisted for the contest from over 500 applications received.
The 2018 USPF Changemaker Challenge with the theme: ‘The Future is Here: Disrupting Legacy Ecosystem with Technology’, identified the best talents in software development.
Team Real Media, with the product: Places and Services, won the first prize of ₦1,000,000, while Team Xavier won the second prize of ₦750,000 with the product Beza X. The third prize position of ₦500,000, went to Team iNeeds, with the product iNeeds.ng.
The first prize winners were Nwosu Oluebube and Ijaola David, the second prize winners were Ogunranti Adebayo and Samson Okubanjo. The third prize winners were Nwosu Isochukwu, Mfonobong Umondia David, Jideofor Ochiabutor Chuka and Peter Cynthia.
The decision was reached by a panel of judges comprising of the Managing Partner, Abridge Consulting, Kolapo Solesi; Co-founder, GoDo.ng, Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata Jnr; Founder, TechHer, Chioma Agwuegbo; IT Professional, Adetunji Obakeye; Co-founder, Hullnet, Deji Olarinre; Founder, Makifa Network, Aisha Amoka, and Technology Lawyer, Moses Malan Faya, all with diverse experiences that helped guide the various teams until the winners emerged. The selection was made based on a number of criteria such as marketing viability, ease of implementation, go-to-market strategy, needs analysis as well as communication skills.
The Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), a subsidiary of the Nigerian Communications (NCC), has consistently organised the annual competition on software development in order to identify and support the growth of software talents.
