Wema Bank rewards 11 innovators with N300m at Hackaholics 7.0

Wema Bank has awarded N300 million to 11 innovators whose technology-driven solutions address challenges in agriculture, healthcare, education, environmental sustainability and other critical sectors of the economy, as part of efforts to support entrepreneurship, job creation and economic growth.
The beneficiaries emerged from 5,329 participants who submitted 1,632 innovative ideas during the seventh edition of the bank’s Hackaholics programme, which culminated in a grand finale themed ‘Festival of the Future’, recently held in Lagos.
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