Nigerian Girls Team ‘Save-A-Soul’ Wins 2018 Technovation World Pitch.

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Nigerian Girls Team ‘Save-A-Soul’ Wins

2018 Technovation World Pitch.

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, GCON, SAN, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria meets with Team Save-A-Soul Nigerian girls who won the World Largest Tech Competition, ‘Technovation World Pitch’.

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n what can be described as a stunning upset, a team of junior secondary school girls (Adaeze Onuigbo; Okoye Vivian; Jessica Osita; Nwabuaku Ossai; Promise Nnalue; and Miracle Igboke) from Anambra state defeated teams from the US, Spain, Turkey, Uzbekistan and China to win the 2018 Technovation World Pitch junior division in San Francisco, USA. Every year, Technovation invites teams of girls from all around the world to learn and apply the skills needed to solve real-world problems through technology. The 2018 edition registered over 19,000 girls globally

to build apps and start businesses solving problems in their communities.

Team Save-A-Soul, developed a mobile application called ‘FDDetector’ to tackle the problem of fake pharmaceutical products in Nigeria with Mrs Uchenna OnwuamaegbuUgwu, as their mentor.

The app leverages a drug’s barcode to verify its authenticity and expiration date. Save A Soul will also partner with NAFDAC (National Agency for Food & Drug Administration and Control), the agency responsible for regulating drugs in Nigeria.

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he size and calibre of dignitaries at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos venue of the launch of Africa Arise and Shine on Monday, September 17, lend credence to the zenith Jim James Ovia has attained in the global banking world.

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The book launch was a convergence of Nigeria’s top political and economic players.

And even President Muhammadu Buhari, who could not attend the ceremony, commended the entrepreneurship of the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank for his contributions to the country’s economy, especially the financial sector.

Jim Ovia Launches New Book

Africa Rise and Shine.

at Eko Hotel Convention Centre

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, GCON, SAN

Mr. Jim Ovia

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo lauded Ovia’s philanthropic gestures, particularly his investment in education.

Africa Rise And Shine, published by ForbesBooks, chronicles the story of how he built one of Nigeria’s largest financial institutions, Zenith Bank Plc, within the last three decades, recounting the series of events that led to Ovia’s triumph in Nigeria’s difficult business turf.

Dignitaries at the book launch

Picture Credits: Zenith Bank