TEAM ‘Tech Farm Institute’ from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology has won the national level of the Hult Prize competition held in Abuja, and will now compete for a grand prize of $1 million at the finals in London. According to the head, Public Relations and Alumni Relations unit of the university, Mr Lekan Fadeyi, members of Team Farm Institute will be joining other national winners from top universities around the world for an eight-week training that will transform their ideas into startups for a chance to win $1 million. Members of Team Tech Farm Institute are Samson Ogunfuwa (400L Urban and Regional Planning), Similoluwa Akande (400L Crop Production and Soil Science), and Barnabas Adejinmi (200L Management & Accounting). Two other teams from LAUTECH – Team Green School and Team Skymax – also participated at the national round alongside Team Tech Farm Institute. Hult Prize is an annual competition that crowd sources ideas from students after challenging them to solve a pressing social issue around topics such as food security, water access, energy and education.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 17, 2018 02:37 UTC