Modupe Gbadeyanka
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
Nigerian tech entrepreneur, Mr Chidi Nwaogu, has been named the ‘big winner’ at the 2020 International Telecommunications Union, for its Global Innovation Challenge.
The contest recognises innovators and ecosystem builders around the world on their digital solutions to transform communities.
Mr Nwaogu, who is a software developer, was selected for his contributions to the growth of Publiseer, a digital platform that helps independent and underserved African writers, musicians, filmmakers, and video-game developers, typically those from low-income and disadvantaged communities to earn above the minimum wage and live above the poverty line from the sales of their creative works.
The Nigerian was among the 20 initial winners announced a month ago by organisers of the event. He later scaled through to the last seven before his eventual win.
“It was indeed a humbling experience for me because every one of the 20 winners is doing an amazing thing for their ecosystem,” the co-founder of Publiseer said.
Recall that earlier this year, Mr Nwaogu emerged a winner of the Migration Entrepreneurship Prize by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Human Security Division (HSD), for his same contribution to the growth of Publiseer.
The digital media company was also in the news, sometime mid-year for emerging the Digital Media Publisher of the Year 2020 at the African Excellence Awards hosted by MEA Markets.
Publiseer helps independent and underserved African creatives, to distribute, protect, promote, and monetize their creative works across over 400 well-established partner stores worldwide, at no charge, with just a single click.
Every day, Publiseer discovers local African talents and give them a platform to focus on what they love doing the most, which is to create, while the firm handles the tedious business of transforming their creativity into wealth for them.
