Grassroots innovators from across Nigeria advance to compete for a ₦100 million grand prize
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), in partnership with AfriLabs and the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, recently announced the Top 15 finalists of the InnovateNaija Challenge, following a nationwide screening and assessment process that spanned all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The finalists were selected from a highly competitive field of grassroots innovators working in engineering, deep tech, agriculture, and renewable energy. Each brings a homegrown solution to one of Nigeria’s most pressing structural challenges, and each now advances to the competition’s most critical phase: a live national pitch event.
The InnovateNaija Top 15 (Ranked by Combined Score)
Elizabeth Chioma Chiketarauba (Imo State) — 4,514.2
