Illustrative picture of artificial intelligence. Credit: Havard Business School
Twelve student teams from across Nigeria gathered in Lagos for the grand finale of the Nigerian National AI Hackathon, organised by DeepFunding and SingularityNET, showcasing a new generation of locally driven artificial intelligence solutions focused on healthcare access, language inclusion and assistive technology.
The finale, held at the Remostart AI and Blockchain Labs last December, marked the culmination of a nationwide innovation programme that hosted regional and university hackathons across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones before selecting top-performing teams for a final 12-hour build challenge and pitch session at the Lagos Oriental Hotel.
Organisers said in a statement on Sunday that the competition was a growing push to encourage African developers to create AI products tailored to local realities rather than relying solely on imported technologies.
The top prize went to Doctor Robot, an AI-powered medical companion designed to provide healthcare guidance in multiple Nigerian languages.
