Three Nigerians have been selected as winners of Apps4Africa 2012 Business Challenge, winning $10,000 each, which is the cash prize attached to the contest.
A statement by the US Embassy in Abuja said on Friday, that the winners – Francis Onwumere, Opeyemi Obembe and Ernest Ojeh – were selected from among innovative African startup entrepreneurs who develop sustainable technology-based solutions to youth unemployment.
The winners were selected from nearly 300 applications from 27 countries by an international panel of judges, the statement explained.
It stated, “This is the second year in a row that Nigerians have won this contest. The programme was created by Appfrica International and the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs in partnership with the private sector and non-governmental organisations.
“Prowork, which was created by the Nigerians, is a project management and business collaboration toll that will help businesses create and assign tasks and track project status in real time through the Web, SMS and mobile technology.”
Another winner, a Ugandan – Titus Mawano – developed Ffene, a low-cost business management platform that will allow business to reduce overhead costs of administrative tasks, while a Ghanaian winner, William Senyo, developed SliceBiz, a framework to help middle class investors in Africa to easily invest their money in high-growth startup companies.
By Punch Newspaper
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