Three Nigerian teens from Dansol High School in Lagos have developed an application that helps monitor data of electronic cigarette smokers in the US.
The three Nigerian teens are Oluwatunmise Ayeni, Rotimi Adegbiji, and Egie Akede — designed the ‘RET-Vape Selling App’ to help the US government regulate the purchase of e-cigarettes.
The ‘RET-Vape Selling App’ also helps the government to better monitor and regulate the purchase of e-cigarettes by producing individualized data.
The app can be used to end underage smoking since it can recognize the age of prospective buyers, flag ineligible and underage smokers, and also serve as a source of smoking history for hospitals and regulatory agencies.
The trio, who founded a company named ‘RET Innovate,’ participated in the Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge, and qualified for the final stage of the competition.
As a 2018-2019 Conrad Challenge finalist under the ‘smoke-free world’ category of the competition, the RET Innovate team will proceed to represent Nigeria at the 2019 Florida’s innovation summit on April 23.
The team will be competing with about 36 students’ innovators from across for seed funding, partnerships, and the challenge’s top honour.
The winning team would receive awards, seed funding grants, investment opportunities, patent support, business services, and scholarships to support the growth of the concepts into a real business that can make a real difference.
The challenge offers students the opportunity to become entrepreneurs and apply innovation, science, and technology to solve global problems through their teachers’ guide.
The Conrad Challenge brings science and technology studies to life through student-driven and project-based approach.
Hopefully, this solution will also be deployed in Nigeria to tackle underage smoking in the country.
The winning team would receive awards, seed funding grants, investment opportunities, patent support, business services, and scholarships to support the growth of the concepts into a real business that can make a real difference.
The challenge offers students the opportunity to become entrepreneurs and apply innovation, science, and technology to solve global problems through their teachers’ guide.
The Conrad Challenge brings science and technology studies to life through student-driven and project-based approach.
Hopefully, this solution will also be deployed in Nigeria to tackle underage smoking in the country.
