Meet UNILAG Student Who Won Huawei Global ICT Competition in China

The University of Lagos has celebrated one of its students, Peter A. Fagbola, after he emerged as a winner at the Huawei Global ICT Competition held in Shenzhen, China.

Fagbola, a student of the Department of Systems Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and a member of the ABS-CITS Huawei Academy, was part of Team Nigeria Cloud, which clinched first prize at the global competition and received a cash prize of N3.5million.

The competition, regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious technology contests, attracted thousands of university students from across the globe.

According to a statement by the university on Friday, Fagbola’s journey to the global stage began when he emerged as the overall winner in the Cloud and AI Track at the national competition while representing UNILAG.

Peter Fagbola, a student of the Department of Systems Engineering beats global top tech talents to win Huawei ICT competition in China…Photo Credit; UNILAG
He later advanced to the Southern Africa Regional Competition, where he and his teammates secured first prize, earning Nigeria’s ticket to the global finals in Shenzhen, China.

At the global competition, Team Nigeria Cloud outperformed teams from different countries to emerge champions, winning the top prize and a N3.5 million cash reward.

Source: Punch Newspaper