Thanks to technology, many Nigerians are relying less on the government to provide employment opportunities for them.Positively,this has created much impact especially raising efficacious startups in Nigeria solving Nigerian problems worthy of praises. Nigerians now focus on building their personal brands and starting up businesses that will empower others and create job opportunities for youths.
There are a lot of startups in Nigeria, but in this article, we will be looking at the top 15 Startups in Nigeria solving Nigerian Problems.
A startup is a business or a company that is designed for massive growth, mostly by leveraging technology. Startups create job opportunities and employers individuals in a community. Startups are mostly high-risk ventures and are mostly managed by Entrepreneurs. 
 

Top 15 Startups in Nigeria solving Nigerian Problems

1. Flutterwave

3. Paystack

4. Thrive Agric

5. Mines.io

6. Riby

7. LifeBank

8. Kobo360

9. Estate Intel

10. Farmcrowdy 

11. All pro

 All pro are working to address the challenges – funding majorly, affecting education in Nigeria by providing finance through access to loans. Allpro is a lending platform for schools in Nigeria by offering credit risks for lenders while making access to credit easy for various stakeholders within the school ecosystem.

12. contribute

contribute, a startup based in Nigeria is one of many helping the huge marketplace of African farmers – they offer access to affordable vaccinations from regulated providers. The agritech sector is one of the fastest developing sectors in Africa with many Africans making their living this manner.
This is yet one more example of how farmer experiences are being improved tech.

13. Hotels.ng

Hotels.ng is an online travel agency that specializes in hotel booking in Nigeria. They help make the method of booking a hotel seamless by providing comprehensive help and support to their client. Hotels.ng also provide reviews and recommends hotels ensuring that their clients stay during a clean and cozy hotel everywhere in the country.
They aim to be the most important provider of travel information and reservation in Africa. The brand also has a sister project HNG Internship that provides free remote internships to software developers in Africa.

14. OPay

OPay recently emerged as the most disruptive solution in Nigeria’s fintech sector. When you hear of Opay, think of mobile payment services, affordable bike rides, food delivery. quick loans, and bus-hailing services. This Africa-based mobile payments startup was founded by Norwegian browser company Opera in 2018. By June 2019, OPay’s bike hailing service hit the Nigerian scene with its ₦100 promo.

15. The college situation

The startup is relatively new, it was launched in January 2020 by a Nigerian software developer based in the US, Favor Ori. The app is solving the problem of affordable education. Students can utilize the app to source scholarships abroad. The startup has been sold to ABiT Network for $74000 (22 million) barely 3 weeks after it’s launch. The app is a very promising startup in the Nigerian ecosystem.

Conclusion

The advancements in technology have made it for everyone to develop skills needed to solve real-world problems and build disruptive startups that will save a particular problem. It doesn’t matter if you’re in school or not. Developing yourself and learning necessary skills even while in school will go a long way. You won’t have to depend on the government for employment, rather you will create your own employment and help mobilize others.