Who is eligible to participate? To be eligible for the LASRIC award, the applicant must: 1. Be a citizen of Nigeria 2. Be a citizen of Nigeria 3. Submit their application which must be their original work 4. Have an MVP (minimum viable product) i.e. you have customers 5. Be able to fund his/her/team travel […]
The Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) is inviting all organizations in the STEM ecosystem in LAGOS STATE and focusing on LAGOS STATE to submit a proposal for grant funding of N5m in any of the six (6) key areas below: STEM for Teachers (including teachers training) Demystifying STEM – Early learners (up […]
Winners have emerged from the 3 days finals of the Lagos Smart Meter Hackathon organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources, in collaboration with Eko Innovation Centre. The winners,Team Power Bit Crunchers from the hardware category and Team Zeena Platform from the Software category have earned themselves the combined prize money of […]
As part of its continued commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, Facebook today announced it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria – its second office on the African continent. Aimed at supporting the entire Sub-Saharan Africa region, the office is expected to become operational in H2 2021 and will be the first on […]
The Lagos State Government has announced the frontrunners that will participate in the final hackathon design event slated for 16th through 18th September, 2020 when the governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will announce the overall winner from each competing entries in hardware and software categories at the Grand Finale, at the Eko Innovative […]
Lagos Smart Meter Hackathon 2020 welcomes applications from teams that can deliver finished metering hardware and software systems. Despite significant investment and resolutions around power generation and distribution, over 60% of users in Lagos are estimated to still be unmetered and this affects the last-mile distribution to customers. The inability to resolve this not only […]
In furtherance of ongoing efforts to address the metering gap in Lagos and Nigeria, the Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources, in collaboration with Eko Innovation Centre, has unveiled a Smart Meter Initiative tagged “The Lagos Smart Meter Hackathon 2020” This new initiative was unveiled by the Governor […]
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today that individuals who don’t have coronavirus symptoms should get tested, reversing guidance that stirred controversy last month. The reversal follows a report published yesterday by The New York Timeswhich revealed that the initial guidance was pushed by non-scientists in the Trump administration against the objections […]
If you ever purchased a Lego set, you’ll know the box comes with an uncomfortable amount of plastic bags to separate each set of pieces included. Personally, I felt it was way too much plastic for just one product, and it’s nice to now see Lego has finally come to its senses: the company plans […]
A US production company is planning to produce a reality TV show competition, where the winner will receive a trip to the International Space Station as the ultimate prize, Deadline reports. The plan is yet another way to capitalize on the newly developed private human spacecraft, from SpaceX and Boeing, that are opening up ways […]
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