Meet the 3 Nigerians that made it to Google’s 'Africa Connected’ top 10 list

Google, have today announced that three Nigerians made it to the top 10 finalists in its Google “Africa Connected“ Competition. The three Nigerian finalists were Eric Obuh, a social crusader; Eseoghene Odiete, a fashion designer, and Mayowa Adegbile, a philanthropist. The top 10 finalists also include two Kenyans, a Senegalese, a South African, a Zimbabwean and a Ghanaian. The five successful winners from among the finalists would now be selected by the online voting public.

According to Google, the winners would bag $25,000 (N4,065,000) each and would also have the opportunity to work with a Google sponsor over a six-month period, to further their online businesses.
On the pic are Mayowa Adegbile, Eric Obuh & Eseoghene Odiete. continue

The competition was launched in August last year, calling entrepreneurs, creative innovators and web-lovers to share stories of how the web has transformed their lives and work. The top ten finalists were selected by a panel of judges from over 2,200 entries from 35 countries. The competition categories included: Education, Entertainment/Arts/Sports, Technology, Community, NGOs and Small businesses.

The winners would be announced on April 1, at an event in Nairobi, Kenya. It added that anyone who would like to vote for the five winners, in whose lives the web and Google have played a pivotal role, could do so on the Africa Connected website: www.africaconnected.com.