By Ebunoluwa Sessou, Cynthia Alo & Precious Enaike
In a bid to accelerate the commercialisation of homegrown engineering solutions capable of addressing Nigeria’s development challenges, Enactus Nigeria, has established a partnership with several organizations and stakeholders to nurture young engineering talents to transform innovative ideas into practical solutions for national development through the Nigerian Engineering Olympiad (NEO).
The organizations in the partnership include the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Renaissance Africa Energy Company, First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company (First E&P).
The Olympiad was conceived to bridge the gap between engineering education and industry by transforming students’ innovations into commercially viable businesses.
Speaking at the maiden edition of the competition in Lagos recently, Country Director of Enactus Nigeria, Michael Ajayi, disclosed that 375 applications were received from 984 students across 80 tertiary institutions in Nigeria where only 30 teams qualified for the regional stage but only 12 institutions qualified for the grand finale.
