Four teams from Nigeria have secured two grand prizes and two first prizes at the Huawei ICT Competition 2023-2024 Global Final held in Shenzhen, China, on May 26.

At the competition designed to help students enhance their ICT knowledge and practical skills, the Nigerian teams emerged as part of 19 teams from nine countries that won the Grand Prizes of the Practice and Innovation Competitions.

This 8th edition of the Huawei ICT Competition, themed “Connection, Glory and Future,” attracted more than 170,000 students from over 2,000 universities and colleges across more than 80 countries and regions, making it the largest offline competition since its launch.

More than 160 teams, consisting of over 470 contestants from 49 different countries and regions, made it through national and regional competitions to reach this year’s global final.

The Nigeria team, comprising four students from the University of Ibadan – Rufus Olusoji Adisa, Tolani Adekunle Adisa, Chibueze Emmanuel Ibekwe, and Lawrence Chukwuemeka, won the grand prize in the Computing Track category.

In the Cloud Track category, another Nigeria team also from the University of Ibadan won the grand prize. The students include Lukman Oyeniyi Abdulyekeen, Sodiq Babawale, and Temiloluwa Oloye.

Two teams from the Federal University of Technology, Minna, also won first prizes in the Network Track category. Students in Team 1 include Knimi Bakna Musa, Kaosar Salaudeen Ahmad, Taiye Ayantola, and Oluwagbemiga Victor Ogundele, while Team 2 consists of Justus Ilegieuno, Yusuf Olanrewaju Toye, and Jamiu Damilare Dahunsi.

The Nigerian students beat thousands of competitors at the national level competition, testing a range of practical and theoretical digital skills, and represented Nigeria at the regional level contest where they qualified for the finals in China.

Speaking at the event, the President of Huawei’s ICT Strategy and Business Development Department, Ritchie Peng, described ICT as the cornerstone of the intelligent world.

“ICT is the cornerstone of the intelligent world. Through the Huawei ICT Competition, we aim to provide students with a global platform to compete and exchange ideas.”

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This list has been well 'subsidized' for propaganda and bragging rights

As a northerner, I must protest the lack of federal character and quota system I'm this list above.

Good one.

vanbonattel:
This list has been well 'subsidized' for propaganda and bragging rights

As a northerner, I must protest the lack of federal character and quota system I'm this list above.

Since when did you transform from being a South Easterner to a northerner.

Yorubas are intelligent

When R starts coming before C just know that something is at stake.

COMRADES, we congratulate the team

In their youth age they will do fine, but when they are 50 and above tinubu spirit will enter them immediately

Nigerians will only do great things and have good leaders when they unite

Nothing concern me but E dey mind


Congratulations champ

Congratulations

Damnnn niggar

We are the real niggarz of Africa

We the members of the National Association of Ronu Miscreants (NARM) are not happy with this news. Why did they include people from across the Niger? We will not take it!!!

No miracle center

But a working brain did it.

Congratulations to the winning team and to the good black people from Africa

Onwards and upwards for Yorubaland and Yoruba youth in development. I salute you all

yoruboid:
Yorubas are intelligent

They just don't brag due to their Omoluabi ethos.

Ibo amaka

vanbonattel:
This list has been well 'subsidized' for propaganda and bragging rights

As a northerner, I must protest the lack of federal character and quota system I'm this list above.

If it didn't dey, it didn't dey. You can't use quota system to be in the starting 11. You will always find yourself on the bench even if you are the captain of the team

Yoruba to the world

FUTMITE

Congratulations South West brethren. More heights to attain.

Lol why some of dere mate are using dere own to du Yahoo...


They choose the right route....

A lot of prospective and expected banters were aborted by this post.

Nice one to all the geniuses involved......

opamoses1:

Since when did you transform from being a South Easterner to a northerner.

You're very good at hunting.














Hunting pigs.

Our Onitsha trader has been advocating for investment in education. we have prospects and brains that need development.

Congratulations champs

Abi those two Igbo guys in the team are Yorubas? I don't understand the one-sided bragging in the comments above

FUTminna representing well. Proudly futmite

Okay