By peter oluka
Extraclass.ng, has won the start prize of N1 million dubbed Taiwo Bankole Ogunyemi prize at the Techtiary Forum 2017.
The Forum was organised by Paradigm Initiative, a social enterprise, which connects youths with ICT-enabled opportunities.
Gbenga Sesan, executive director of Paradigm Initiative, presenting the N1 million cheque (mock) to the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Extraclass.ng, Onyinyechi Nmecha, applauded the innovative platform and urged them to work harder; making good use presented by the prize money.
Sesan believes that a big part of the price money would go into building capacity of extraclass.ng to do more in the market place.
The theme of Techtiary Forum 2017 was “Geek Entrepreneur – Beyond Coding” and was held from November 28 to 29, 2017 in Yaba, Lagos.
Nmecha took to Facebook to express her happiness after coming on top pitching along other 30 founders, developers, teams and Co-Founders.
Other speakers at the event included Olufunbi Falayi, CEO of Lead Space, Sheriff Shittu, founder of Switch! Express and Modupe Arokoyo, founder of Modupe Olobe, amongst others.
The Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative and The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, Akin Oyebode, gave the keynote addresses at the event.