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University students from Nigeria’s South-East and South-South regions showcased their innovations astatine the 2025 variation of Entrepreneurship Week hosted by DevEast successful Owerri, Imo State.
The three-day lawsuit astatine the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) featured workshops, mentorship sessions, and a concern transportation contention designed to animate entrepreneurial reasoning and foster innovation.
Participating institutions included FUTO, Imo State University, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, University of Uyo and Abia State University.
Director of the Enterprise Development Centre astatine FUTO, Dr Abraham Ngunta, commended DevEast for its committedness to entrepreneurship acquisition and its efforts to equip educators with applicable tools to nurture student-led innovation.
Mr Collins Onuegbu, laminitis of DevEast and Chairman of Signal Alliance Technology Holding (SATH), delivered keynote remarks and provided pupil feedback. He described the programme arsenic a question to empower Nigerian younker and educators to thrust innovation, make jobs, and substance economical growth.
The concern transportation contention highlighted respective student-led startups. Kaylani Hair Essentials, a quality and idiosyncratic attraction marque from FUTO, emerged arsenic the winner. Acadeva, an edtech level from the University of Uyo, finished arsenic the archetypal runner-up, portion Trash and Cash, a waste-to-wealth task besides from FUTO, emerged arsenic the 2nd runner-up.
Other notable entries included Flickmart, an e-commerce startup from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Gifty Nut, a nutrient processing task from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike.
The Train-the-Trainers league was led by Ikenna Okechukwu, who delivered a lecture connected endeavor improvement to facilitators and lecturers from assorted tertiary institutions successful Imo State.
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