A senior aide to President Bola Tinubu has launched JusticeTechNG 2025, a national technology competition to reform Nigeria’s legal system through digital innovation. The programme, described as the first of its kind in the country, hopes to reduce inefficiencies in the justice sector by supporting bold, local ideas.
According to Fernandez Marcus-Obiene, Special Assistant to the President on Justice Sector Reform and ICT/Digital and Innovative Technology, the initiative will focus on real-life challenges affecting courts, correctional centres, and legal access across Nigeria. It promises a N22 million prize pool and begins with a three-day hackathon in Lagos from June 3 to June 5, followed by a four-week accelerator programme from June 10 to July 10.
“JusticeTechNG is about empowering young Nigerians to create real-world solutions to the challenges we face daily in our courts, police stations, correctional centres, and legal aid systems,” Marcus-Obiene said in a statement. “If we want transformation, we must invest in ideas, people, and platforms that are bold and local.”
Not Just a Hackathon — A Push for Scalable Justice Solutions
The JusticeTechNG 2025 initiative is designed to foster collaboration among developers, lawyers, civic actors, and designers. Participating teams will build digital solutions that address issues such as access to justice, court administration, crime reporting, prison reintegration, and legal awareness.
Applications are now open for teams of 3 to 5 members, with a submission deadline set for May 25, 2025. Shortlisted teams will be invited to the Lagos-based hackathon, where the most promising projects will advance to the final Demo Day. Finalists will pitch their solutions to a panel of government representatives, judges, investors, and development partners in hopes of securing seed funding and pilot opportunities.
Abiola Jimoh, a seasoned technology policy professional who chairs the organising committee, noted that the initiative is not just another tech event. “This is not just a hackathon. It’s a coordinated national push to build a pipeline of scalable solutions that can be tested, adopted, and scaled by justice institutions. We are building for impact,” he explained.
The project will also be overseen by a high-level Advisory Board made up of experts from the judiciary, government, academia, and the civic tech space. The board’s mandate is to ensure strategic guidance and long-term alignment with Nigeria’s broader justice reform objectives.
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