2022 WINNERS
2022 National Technology Innovation Honors
Below are the lists of our 2022 National Technology Innovation Honors awards winners based on categories
Dr. Adesoji Aremu
Dr. Aremu developed a smart nanogrid system to provide adaptive energy storage for schools and health clinics in low-electricity zones.
- Created nanogrid energy system for rural health and education
- Deployed in 15 underserved communities.
Zulaihat Ibrahim
Zulaihat designed a remote surgery support interface that connects urban surgeons with rural hospitals in real-time through augmented reality.
- Built AR platform for rural surgical assistance
- Linked 7 rural hospitals with city specialists.
Kenneth Osunde
Kenneth led a cross-continental tech fellowship that upskilled 5,000 African youth in machine learning, data science, and dev tools.
- Directed ML fellowship across 10 African countries
- Trained 5,000+ youth in emerging tech
Ireti Ajibola
Ireti introduced Nigerias first autonomous farm drone for crop monitoring, water optimization, and precision farming.
- Developed autonomous drone for agriculture
- Improved farm yields through data-driven irrigation
Moses Atuma
Moses launched a solar-powered e-learning hub in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps with preloaded national curriculum content.
- Built solar e-learning stations for IDPs
- Delivered curriculum content without internet
Abiola Ayinde
Abiola created the *Tech4Teens* initiative, an annual bootcamp introducing secondary school students to robotics, coding, and AI.
- Founded Tech4Teens robotics bootcamp
- Reached 50 schools in 3 years
Ademola Eze
Ademola built a national transport ticketing app integrating rail, bus, and intercity taxis with contactless payment features.
- Created all-in-one transport ticketing platform
- Integrated payment for rail, bus, and taxis
Juliet Nwokolo
Juliet developed a smart bracelet that monitors dehydration levels and alerts caregiversnow used in pediatric hospitals.
- Invented dehydration-detection wearables
- Adopted by pediatric hospitals for safety alerts
Kolawole Owolabi
Kolawole created a smart contract generator for African legal systems, simplifying agreement processes for small businesses.
- Launched smart contract builder for SMEs
- Localized legal templates for African markets
Corlytics
Corlytics is a business intelligence startup helping African retailers predict demand patterns usingreal-time location and purchase behavior.
- Built demand prediction engine for retailers
- Used by 300+ vendors across Africa
Jennifer Bassey
Jennifers company offers remote infrastructure monitoring to banks, ensuring 24/7 ATM uptime and fraud alerts.
- Enabled 24/7 monitoring for bank ATMs
- Improved infrastructure reliability in finance
Mustapha Garba
Mustapha built a speech-to-text tool that converts Hausa and Pidgin audio to written transcripts for broadcasters and researchers.
- Created multilingual speech-to-text software
- Supports Hausa, Pidgin and Nigerian English
Habiba Danlami
Habiba designed a mobile app that visualizes rural health data using gamified dashboards for easier policy planning.
- Built gamified data dashboard for health workers
- Used for local government planning and outreach.
Tosin Oduyemi
Tosin is known for building energy-efficient chipsets powering educational tablets now distributed in government schools.
- Built low-energy processors for school tablets
- Used in public school systems in 5 states
Yetunde Ogunlana
Yetunde developed a disaster alert app that delivers flood, fire, and outbreak warnings in local dialects via voice notifications.
- Designed multilingual disaster warning system
- Supports early alerts in 5 local languages
Benedict Uche
Benedict built a smart tracking solution for pharmaceutical deliveries that includes expiry alerts and real-time route mapping.
- Developed medicine tracking and expiry alert system
- Reduced loss of critical drugs by 40%
Modupe Oladipo
Modupe is a backend developer and open-source advocate mentoring girls in underserved communities to contribute to global dev projects.
- Mentors girls in open-source coding
- Champions inclusive contribution to GitHub projects
Adebayo Akinlolu
Adebayo launched *ArtSync*, a platform for artists to showcase augmented reality versions of their work using mobile cameras.
- Built AR gallery app for local artists
- Blended fine art and immersive digital display
Peace Ajayi
Peace designed a mobile anti-malware scanner optimized for low-end smartphones with predictive intrusion response.
- Created lightweight anti-malware for low-end devices
- Features AI-driven threat prediction
Haruna Dauda
Haruna's firm offers mobile server rooms for field operations, enabling remote NGOs and health teams to store and access data securely.
- Built mobile server hubs for remote teams
- Used by NGOs and mobile health missions
