Nigerian programmer takes second place at Russian high-tech championship
Nigerian software programmer Olaniran Taiwo Sikiru finished second in a transport-logistics quality-control discipline at the High-Tech Championship Final in Veliky Novgorod, Russia. His result marked Nigeria’s first participation in the competition, where more than 15,000 people from 30 foreign countries took part.
Nigerian software programmer Olaniran Taiwo Sikiru has finished second at the High-Tech Championship Final in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, Channels Television reports. Sikiru competed in the Quality Control Specialist for Transport Logistics Processes category. He was accompanied by Ojetimi Abdulfatai, who served as his mentor and technical expert during the event.
The result marked the first time Nigeria had been represented at the championship. The competition took place from September 14 to 18, 2026, and brought together more than 15,000 participants from 30 foreign countries and all 89 regions of the Russian Federation. Competitors took part across 20 high-tech disciplines.
Sikiru’s category combined technology, logistics, quality control and modern transportation systems. Channels Television described the result as a milestone for Nigeria in international professional-skills competitions. The supplied report does not identify the winner, provide the competition’s scoring details or state whether Sikiru received a monetary prize.
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