Nigerian tech firm, Oracus Digital Agency entered the South East with its first ever tech exhibition fair.
The event which was tagged ‘Oracus Tech Exhibition and Challenge (OTECH)’ took place at Princess Alexandria Auditorium (PAA), University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, recently.
The event was created to encourage and promote the inventions and innovations of young inventors and tech experts had a good number of dignitaries in attendance.
Significant conversations about block chain technology, cryptocurrency and issues plaguing the technology sector in Nigeria were brought to the limelight and properly discussed.
Eminent speakers such as Austin Mitchel Chiadika of nairacheck.com, the serial digital entrepreneur Nzeako Anthony Kosisochukwu and the Managing Director, Volt Enterprises Ltd Assi-Blankson Joel all graced the event with their wealth of knowledge.
Cash prizes were given out to inventors who participated in the hardware and software exhibition/challenge.
Okwuzu Jude Chiagozie went home with the grand cash prize of N500,000 in the software category for his Facial Authentication Software invention which was created to be used in place of biometrics for ease of registration and identification processes.
In the hardware category, Onyishi Dennis Ejika won the N500,000 cash prize for the numerical control invention; the machine, also known as the Computer Numerical Control (CNC) is the automated control of machining tools to perform operations such as drilling, cutting, milling and 3D design by means of a computer.
The convener of the event and the Ezeanyim Henry, CEO of Oracus Digital Agency, expressed his gratitude to God and his excitement over the overall success of the event “What we are building with OTECH is a platform that will in time put Nigeria as a nation in the tech conversation on a global scale.
“We thank God for the success of the first edition of the fair and we are looking forward to extending it to other parts of the South East and the nation in general”.
Oracus Digital Agency is a tech based firm located in Enugu which provides digital solutions and services to businesses and brands all over Nigeria and beyond.
OTECH is the agency’s very first offering to their host community.