The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development in partnership with the Bank of Industry invites Nigerian youth to participate in the 2nd National Sixty-Day App Development Challenge.The Sixty-Day App challenge is aimed at engaging young Nigerians in designing a mobile application to improve a range of processes and increase the level of accessibility to services available to the citizenry.

The initiative which is open to applicants between ages 18-35 according to the National Youth Policy is aimed at improving innovation and creativity among Nigerian Youth by encouraging them to develop their own app ideas and turn them into a reality by using them to solve problems within one of the shortlisted sectors listed below:

• Agric-tech: The Agric-tech sector covers technologies related to agriculture, such as precision farming, crop monitoring, and irrigation systems. An app idea that solves a problem in this sector could be one that helps farmers optimize their crop yields, identify pests and diseases early, or streamline their irrigation systems.
• Edu-tech: The Edu-tech sector covers technologies related to education, such as online learning platforms, virtual classrooms, and educational games. An app idea that solves a problem in this sector could be one that helps students learn more effectively provides access to high-quality education for underserved communities, or gamifies the learning process.
• Fintech: The Fintech sector covers technologies related to finance, such as mobile banking, online payment systems, and personal finance management tools. An app idea that solves a problem in this sector could be one that helps people manage their finances more easily provides access to financial services for underserved communities or streamlines the payment process for businesses.
• Health: The Health sector covers technologies related to healthcare, such as telemedicine, fitness tracking, and disease management. An app idea that solves a problem in this sector could be one that helps people manage their health more effectively provides access to healthcare for underserved communities, or tracks and motivates healthy behaviors.
• Sports: The Sports sector covers technologies related to sports, such as fitness tracking, performance analysis, and sports media. An app idea that solves a problem in this sector could be one that helps athletes optimize their performance provides access to sports content for underserved communities or streamlines the process of managing a sports team.
• Telecommunications: The Telecommunications sector covers technologies related to telecommunications, such as mobile networks, internet service providers, and communication tools. An app idea that solves a problem in this sector could be one that helps people stay connected more easily provides access to communication tools for underserved communities or streamlines the process of managing a telecom network.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Young Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 35.

Benefits of FMYSD/BOI Sixty-Day App Development Challenge

• 10 Grand Prizes N1 million each
• Business Development Training
• Laptops
• 50 FMYSD Participation Certificates

Timeline

• The Challenge commenced on Monday the 9th of January 2023. Entry Submissions close on the 10th of March 2023.