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NACOS Week 27

Confluence.

February 2027 Conference Centre, Perm Site, Akwa Ibom State University

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Computing does not work alone anymore.

The grid, the bank, the oil field and the hospital all run on software now. NACOS Week 2027 puts the people who build that software in the same rooms as the people who run those industries.

NACOS Week is the flagship week of NACOS AKSU, the Nigeria Association of Computing Students at Akwa Ibom State University. The Computer Science department has hosted it for over a decade. In 2027 the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology hosts it, and the week is open to every student at AKSU, whatever their faculty.

  • Hosted by FCIT
  • Open to every faculty
  • Built with industry

NACOS Week 2027 at a glance

  • 5Events across the week
  • 5Industry tracks
  • 500Conference Centre seats
  • 30,000+Students on Campus

Five tracks. One university.

Every pillar of the week, from the hackathon briefs to the Tech Conference panels, is organised around five tracks: four sectors that shape the economy of the Niger Delta and the country, and the technology that runs through all of them.

  1. 01

    Energy

    Power generation, distribution and metering. Where data meets the grid.

  2. 02

    Finance

    Banking, payments and fintech. Software that moves money and earns trust.

  3. 03

    Oil & Gas

    Exploration, operations and safety. The industry this region is built on.

  4. 04

    Medicine

    Records, diagnostics and access to care. Computing that keeps people well.

  5. 05

    Technology

    Software, AI and cybersecurity. The craft every other track builds on.

Track partners set the real problem statements for the hackathon. Partners are being confirmed.

Five events. One week.

Day-by-day timings are published once the programme is approved. The pillars are set.

Starts before the week

Hackathon

Innovation Bootcamp

About three weeks of building around the five tracks, with mentors. Final projects are judged at the Tech Conference, where the judges pick the winners.

How the hackathon works

Day to be announced

Tech Conference

Talks, panels and keynotes from professionals working in the five tracks. Networking after.

Day to be announced

Football Tournament

Football for the whole university. An open-crowd event for the wider AKSU community.

Day to be announced

Fashion & Pageantry

A runway night that crowns the Royal Council of NACOS AKSU.

Day to be announced

Dinner & Award Night

A night to dine, unwind and celebrate exceptional students.

The Confluence Hackathon

Teams build real solutions for the five tracks, against problem statements set by industry partners. Three weeks, mentors in the room, and a final judging at the Tech Conference.

  • Format Innovation Bootcamp, about three weeks
  • Tracks Energy, Finance, Oil & Gas, Medicine, Technology
  • Finish Judged at the Tech Conference, winners picked by the judges
Opening soon

  1. Registration

    Opens before the bootcamp starts. Form a team or join one.

  2. Problem statements

    Published by track partners about six weeks before the week.

  3. Bootcamp

    About three weeks of building, with mentors from each sector.

  4. Judging at the Tech Conference

    Teams present their final projects to the judges, who pick the winners. Judges are confirmed three weeks before.

  5. After the week

    Winning teams are planned to become the first incubation cohort of the FCIT Tech Hub.

Speakers, mentors and judges

  • Energy

  • Finance

  • Oil & Gas

  • Medicine

  • Technology

Know someone who should be on this stage? Suggest a speaker

Partner with Confluence

We sell outcomes, not logo space: students who sign up, talent you can hire, content you can use, and a report you can show your board.

  • Customers

    Sign-ups and referral codes from students on the floor.

  • Talent

    An opt-in CV bank and intern access across the university.

  • Content

    Recap video and photo rights from the week.

  • Credibility

    An impact report with measured footfall after the week.

Partnership tiers

Category exclusivity at the top tiers: one bank, one telco, one fintech, one energy company.

In-kind partners (printing, catering, power, venue, jerseys, media) are credited at the matching tier by market value.

Payments go only to the NACOS AKSU student body account, never a personal account.

Download the brochure Talk to the team

Register

Tell us which events you want to be part of. We will send updates on dates, the hackathon and passes as they are confirmed.

Attendance details, including any fees, are published when registration opens fully.

Which events interest you?

Years in the making

NACOS Week has run for over a decade under the Computer Science department. These are moments from earlier editions.

  • Students and NACOS executives celebrating on stage at NACOS Week 2025
  • Executives and pageant winners on stage at NACOS Week 2025
  • Contestants dancing on stage at a previous NACOS Week
  • A packed hall, with pageant contestants in sashes and crowns
  • Students chatting in the hall between sessions
  • Guests seated in the audience
  • A full hall facing the stage
  • A guest speaker at the podium
  • Students at a sponsor's booth
  • A team in matching hoodies in front of the sponsor backdrop
  • A performer on stage with a microphone
  • Students setting up a hardware project
  • A student wiring up a prototype
  • Students in branded caps and shirts in the audience
  • Students on stage at NACOS Week 2024
  • An award presented on stage
  • Guests in front of the sponsor backdrop
  • Students checking their phones at an outdoor booth
  • Guests walking down the hall stairs
  • Students in the audience
  • Guests walking across the campus grounds
  • Guests arriving at the hall
  • Guests greeting each other in the hall
  • An award being presented
  • A guest waving from the audience
  • Quote card: Curiosity acts as the spring board of creativity, Mr Hanson Johnson, CEO Start-up Hub

The people behind the week

  • Dr. Godwin Ansa

    Dean, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology

  • Comr. Essien Daniel Saviour CCSA

    Pioneer Faculty President, NACOS AKSU

  • Comr. Okon Precious OCSA

    Chairman, Planning Committee (Computer Science Departmental President)

  • Comr. Emmanuel Ephraim Ita OCSA

    General Secretary

Backed by the ecosystem

Over a decade of partners who show up.

Getting there

Conference Centre, Perm Site

Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden, Mkpat Enin, Akwa Ibom State

The main hall seats 500. Open-crowd events (Football, Fashion & Pageantry) use other grounds on campus, announced with the programme.

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Questions

When exactly is NACOS Week 2027?

February 2027. The exact dates are being finalised and will be published here first.

Who can attend?

Every student at Akwa Ibom State University, from any faculty. The Faculty of Computing and Information Technology hosts the week, but it is not limited to computing students. The Football Tournament and Fashion & Pageantry are open-crowd events for the whole AKSU community.

Does it cost anything?

Attendance details, including any fees, will be published when registration opens fully. Register and we will tell you first.

Who can join the hackathon?

Eligibility and team rules are published with hackathon registration, which opens before the bootcamp starts.

Who owns what we build at the hackathon?

You do. Partners get the first right to a conversation with your team, not ownership of your work.

Will my details be given to sponsors?

Only if you tick the optional box on the registration form. If you leave it unticked, your details stay with NACOS AKSU.

Is this the first NACOS Week?

No. The Computer Science department has hosted NACOS Week for over a decade. 2027 is the first edition hosted by the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology.

How does my company become a partner?

See the tiers above, download the brochure, or write to the team. Payments go only to the NACOS AKSU student body account.

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