In 1845, missionaries in Badagry finished the first storey building in Nigeria. It is still standing. Two years earlier, the town had opened the country’s first primary school, and in 1842 it heard the first Christian sermon preached on Nigerian soil.
For most people, that is where Badagry’s story stops: a chapter in a history book, a stop on a school excursion.
We think the story is still being written. The question is not only what Badagry gave Nigeria. It is what the young people who live here will build next.
On Friday 27 November 2026, that question gets a stage. Badagry hosts its first technology summit.
Why here
The next generation of Nigerian builders is already in Badagry: in classrooms, in hostels, at desks after school. What they have not had is a stage in front of the people who can back them. So we are bringing the stage, and the people, to them.
From 10:00 to 16:00, Badagry Tech Summit brings together students, graduates, young founders, companies and public institutions across six zones: the Main Stage, the Build Floor, the Startup Arena, the AI Lab, the Career & Opportunity Hub and The Network.
At the centre of the day is the Badagry Builder Challenge, where school and university teams pitch what they have built to solve problems they see every day.
Who is behind it
The summit is hosted by Tech Now Global, which began in Badagry in 2020 with one free digital-skills class in Apa. Its programmes have since recorded more than 30,000 participations in 102 schools across 32 communities.
What comes next
Over the next three weeks, this page will carry the stories behind the summit: the teams, the partners, the people on stage and the town itself. Follow along here and on Instagram at @technow_global.
And come. Entry is free for secondary-school and university students with a school code.