Kwara State has again taken the spotlight on the national stage as students from the Kwara Coding and Digital Literacy Programme distinguished themselves at the National Kids Innovation Challenge 2025, organised by The Destiny Trust.
The prestigious competition, held at Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, brought together ten of Nigeria’s brightest young innovation teams, showcasing groundbreaking solutions in agriculture, health, logistics, education, and connectivity.
Kwara Students Shine at National Kids Innovation Challenge 2025 – Igbaja Agritech Mini Emerges Among Top Three Winners.
Kwara State has once again taken the spotlight on the national stage as students from the Kwara Coding & Digital Literacy Programme distinguished…
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Kwara was proudly represented by two finalist teams: Agritech Mini Dashboard from Igbaja Centre and VBOT Innovators – Virtual Doctor Bot from Queen Elizabeth School, Ilorin.
Out of the ten national finalists, the Igbaja Agritech Mini Dashboard team emerged among the top three winners with a solution designed to empower farmers through curated market prices, weather forecasts, planting insights, and real-time security incident reporting.
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Developed using data from the Igbaja community, the project emphasises localisation, scalability, and food security. It was also the only non-hardware-based project to make the top three a testament to the depth of innovation coming from Kwara students.
The VBOT Innovators equally impressed with their health-focused chatbot, designed to analyse symptoms, provide recommendations, and guide patients to nearby medical facilities with integrated emergency contacts.
This year’s competition saw nine student teams from Kwara submit projects, four advance to the pre-demo stage, and two make it to the finals further underscoring the state’s growing reputation as a hub for youth-driven innovation.
Speaking on the achievement, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Digital Innovation, Kayode Ishola, commended the students’ hard work, creativity, and resilience.
“This success is a clear reflection of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s visionary investment in digital literacy and human capital development. For the first time, government school students in Kwara are competing and winning on the national innovation stage. This is historic,” he said.
The Kwara Coding and Digital Literacy Programme, an initiative of the state government, continues to nurture creativity, problem-solving, and technical skills among young people. With mentorship and training support from Kidstech Africa, the young innovators have demonstrated that Kwara is setting the pace for excellence in digital innovation.
The winning projects will also feature prominently at the upcoming Kwara Coding & Digital Literacy Exhibition scheduled for October 2025, where more student innovations will be showcased to the public.
