Nigeria's Official Hackathon
Our goal is to inspire a generation of Nigerian innovators to use technology to create solutions for their communities.
NaijaHacks kicks off online from October 18-23, 2018 and wraps up with a Demo day Oct 24 and Award ceremony on October 25, 2018 in Lagos, Nigeria. Lots of amazing prizes to be won, plus a full day of networking, learning, great food and lots of fun with our international team of Mentors, Speakers and Judges from the US, UK, Canada and Nigeria.
Our FocusPrizes
$16,505 in prizes
Best use of Linode
iPad Mini with a case for each team member or equivalent and $300 of Linode Credit for each team member
2nd Best use of Linode
$200 of Linode Credit for each team member
3rd Best use of Linode
$100 of Linode Credit for each team member
Best Agriculture project (Agriculture Grand Prize)
Official NaijaHacks 2018 Medal
Best Education project (Education Grand Prize)
NaijaHacks 2018 Official Medal, $500 in digital ocean credit, A year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition for each team member, A year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro for each team member both valued at $375.00 and A Wolfram Award letter
Best FinTech Hack (FinTech Grand Prize)
NaijaHacks 2018 Official Medal, $125 in digital ocean credit, A year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition for each team member, A year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro for each team member both valued at $375.00 and A Wolfram Award letter
Best Entertainment/Media Tech (Media Tech Grand Prize)
NaijaHacks 2018 Official Medal, $250 in digital ocean credit, A year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition for each team member, A year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro for each team member both valued at $375.00 and A Wolfram Award letter
Best Hack from a majority-women team
STEMHub Foundation Prize and the opportunity to Intern at STEMHub Foundation
Project most likely to sponsor NaijaHacks in four years from now
₦1,000,000 in exchange for 2% equity to NaijaHacks
The Dr. Andrew S. Nevin Prize
This prize is for the best solution that enables transparency and accountability in government. One Hundred Thousand Naira (₦100, 000)
Best IoT or hardware project sponsored by STEMHub Foundation
Raspberry Pi Kit for each team member sponsored by STEMHub Foundation
Most technically challenging sponsored by AfriqCan
One-on-one admissions consultation and application services - AfriqCan Bronze package (Value of $600 CAD)) and Application fee to an International University
Best User Experience
Desktop license of Balsamiq for Desktop for each team member
Best hack/website hosted on a .TECH domain
$300 for the team
Best use of Blockchain
Best Pitch
NaijaHacks 2018 Medal
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Eligibility
- Must be based in Nigeria
- Must submit a project to Github
- Must be able to attend demo day and finals
- 1-3 participants per team
Requirements
- Submit Project on Devpost
- Include Github URL
- Attend Demo day if invited
How to enter
Apply at https://naijahacks.com/submit
Judges

Judge
Judging Criteria
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Originality
How unique and innovative is the demo? -
Practicality
How useful is this demo based on the problem they are trying to solve? -
Technicality
How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? -
Aesthetics
How good is the visual design and interaction experience? -
Completion
Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted? -
WOW Factor
Are you blown away by what you see?