₦airaland Forum

there is an ex-forum here currently running some competitions plus an upcoming 5m-to-be-won challenge https://afr.com.ng/hwajzmb

challenges are still ongoing

About this role
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Nairaland is hiring a Frontend Engineering Intern to join our product team for a practical 2-month (8-week) internship.

You will work on the real Nairaland platform — not a tutorial project — contributing across Learn → Build → Grow. Expect production frontend work: improve existing experiences, ship features, consume REST APIs, fix UI issues, and land code through Git and pull requests.

The internship follows: Learn → Build → Ship → Review. By the end, you should have meaningful contributions to a live product and demonstrable frontend engineering experience.

What you'll do
• Build and improve React interfaces on Nairaland
• Integrate frontend features with existing REST APIs
• Fix UI, responsive, and mobile UX issues
• Develop reusable components that match existing patterns
• Handle loading, empty, error, and success states
• Work with Git/GitHub: branches, pull requests, code review
• Test your work before submitting PRs
• Collaborate with the Nairaland product and engineering team

Possible work areas include course/learning UI, challenges and projects, Builder Passport / opportunities surfaces, navigation, forms, accessibility, light/dark mode, and general UI quality. You will improve the existing product safely — not redesign Nairaland from scratch.

What we're looking for

Must-have practical experience with:
• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• React fundamentals (components, props, hooks, basic state)
• Responsive web development
• REST API consumption (fetch/Axios, JSON)
• Git and GitHub

Useful but not required: TypeScript, Tailwind, Vite, Laravel Blade, Playwright, GitHub Actions, accessibility basics, prior open-source or real-world contributions.

We hire for learning ability and execution. Strong candidates can understand an unfamiliar codebase, turn a specification into a working interface, debug independently, take code review well, communicate clearly, and use AI coding tools responsibly — without rewriting working code unnecessarily.

Duration & engagement
• 2 months / 8 weeks
• Internal Nairaland internship
• Primary stack: React · TypeScript/JavaScript · Vite · Tailwind/CSS · REST APIs · Git
• Product: Nairaland
• Hiring owner: @dhtml

How the 8 weeks work (summary)
1. Weeks 1–2 — Orientation, small UI fixes, first production contribution
2. Weeks 3–4 — Own a defined frontend feature with guidance
3. Weeks 5–6 — Larger feature with less supervision
4. Weeks 7–8 — Independent improvement project: discover → propose → build → ship → present

Weekly rhythm: Monday planning, mid-week build/PRs, end-of-week demo and review. No unnecessary daily meetings.

How to apply
Apply on Nairaland with:
• Your Nairaland profile / username
• GitHub and portfolio links
• Your current level and React experience
• Why you want to join the Nairaland engineering team
• Confirmation you are available for the full 2 months

Shortlisted candidates may complete a small 2–4 hour practical task and a short interview.

This internship is part of the Nairaland Builder journey: Join → Learn → Contribute → Ship → Prove → Grow. Your shipped work can become evidence on your Builder Passport

https://afr.com.ng/y9q6c5s

Why was he running for hours from armed police I wonder. Not justifying his killing but the story is incomplete, more characters needed

Week 2 reminder 👀

If you haven’t posted your Show Us What You’re Building entry yet, you still have time.

Share the project, the problem, what you made and what you learned. It doesn’t need to be perfect or even finished. Show the work, share your progress and spend a little time checking out what other Nairaland are building too.

And yes, there’s money on the table. 😂

🏆 Week 2 Challenge: ₦20,000 shared among 4 winners — ₦5,000 each.
🎨 Poster of the Week: ₦5,000 for the best community poster.
🚀 Build. Share. Win.: ₦400,000 up for grabs — ₦200K for 1st, ₦120K for 2nd, ₦50K for 3rd and ₦30K Community Choice.

There are also weekly quizzes, community discussions and project spotlights happening across Nairaland.

So don’t just drop your entry and disappear. 😅 Participate, support somebody else’s work and keep your 10-week journey moving.

Week 2 is live. Show us what you’re building. 👇
https://www.afr.com.ng

We are here 2026, I hope people are learning

Kaczynski:
AI generated slop , Can't afford a graphics design and went to advertise slop.


Buy an ad femi.

Go and see what your mates are building with AI here on nairaland:

https://www.nairaland.com/8625874/built-ai-agent-writes-publishes
I Built An AI Agent That Writes, Publishes & Promotes My Blog Automatically

smh, some people sha, them still dey for stone age

Kaczynski:
AI generated slop , Can't afford a graphics design and went to advertise slop.
Buy an ad femi.

Are you a graphic designer? Because e come like say AI don collect your job o.
What matters the most is communication brother.

FYI: Many people have responded to this. So you can just skip it.

🚀 BUILD CHALLENGE — ₦400,000 PRIZE POOL — STARTS TODAY

Are you a developer, designer, student, or tech builder?

Here’s a chance to build something useful, showcase what you can do, and get discovered.

🏆 ₦400,000 total prizes

🥇 1st — ₦200,000
🥈 2nd — ₦120,000
🥉 3rd — ₦50,000
❤️ Community Choice — ₦30,000

⏱️ 7-day challenge
📅 Starts today — 22 August 2026
🌍 Open to African builders

How it works

1️⃣ Complete your Builder Profile
2️⃣ Build something useful
3️⃣ Create your project showcase
4️⃣ Submit your project
5️⃣ Get discovered

You don't need to build the next Facebook or Uber.

Build something useful — a tool, website, mobile app, AI project, automation, developer tool, educational project, or anything that solves a real problem.

The interesting part is that your submission isn't just thrown away after the competition. Your builder profile and project become part of your professional presence, so people can actually discover what you've built.

floxyray779:
Visit NaijaRomance dating site here… Find love in all 36 states in Nigeria . Instant messaging

https://naijaromance.surge.sh

It can be installed on Android , iOS, Windows

Nice job there

LexFlex10:
Congratulations in advance to those that will find their soulmate here

I pray it last forever

Nothing last forever, you keep fine-tuning it

Ishilove:
I definitely will. I hope to learn something as well, no be to just collect oshofree

Thank you very much

I'm putting together a 10-week community challenge for developers, designers, students and other people building their skills in technology.

The idea is simple:

**Choose something you want to learn or build, work on it consistently for 10 weeks, share your progress, learn from other builders, and get recognised for your contribution.**

The journey is:

**Discover → Learn → Build → Earn Reputation → Find Opportunities**

There will be weekly activities, community discussions, challenges and rewards for participants who contribute and make meaningful progress.

There are also mobile apps and communities across different platforms, so participants can stay connected beyond the website.

I've attached the campaign graphic with the full details.

**My question to developers here:**
If you were joining a 10-week technology builder challenge, what would make you stay committed for the full 10 weeks?

Would you prefer:

* Building a personal project?
* Learning a new technology?
* Working with other developers?
* Weekly challenges?
* Recognition/reputation?
* Cash rewards?
* Something else?

I'd genuinely like to hear what people here think.

Ishilove:
There's even weekly rewards??

Please can you tell me more

Sure, you can signup on our portal and see the conditions to win the weekly reward. The weekly draws will kick off by monday.

I've been thinking about something that could be useful for developers, aspiring developers, designers, students and other tech enthusiasts.

A lot of people start learning something new, but lose momentum after a few weeks. So what happens if you deliberately choose **one thing** and commit to making measurable progress on it for 10 weeks?

The idea is to create a community-driven challenge where participants can:

• Pick a skill, project or area they want to improve
• Learn alongside other African tech builders
• Work on practical projects
• Share their progress and get feedback
• Contribute knowledge to others
• Build a reputation through consistent participation
• Discover opportunities through the community

There will also be weekly challenges, points and rewards throughout the programme.

The community is available through a website, mobile apps and several social platforms, so people can participate and connect in different ways.

I've attached the campaign graphic for anyone interested in seeing what the 10-week journey looks like.

**If you had 10 weeks to seriously improve your position in tech, what would you choose to accomplish?**

A new skill?
A personal project?
A portfolio?
Collaboration with other builders?
Something completely different?

I'm curious to hear what people would choose.

jojothaiv:
Put the price there so that we can know if the amount can break our bank accounts or not.

500k is more than enough to break some people's bank accounts.

You for kuku mention my name now?

All of you saying move forward or move back are all wrong.

Can you all see the 4 wheels of the vehicle? or the state of the bridge, if it can support all the load?
You cannot really assess the situations properly, or am i the one missing something here?

Nastrademus:
I don't like their meat, their bones are too soft

You are already thinking of pot infrastructure

There is a reason why people like me say No to Itel

Goo0dHardDick:
How do y'all date?

As a man, Knack a girl till the point she asks you what are we? Knack her till she already assumes you're both dating and that you're already her bf and she's your gf. This is how to win women

That is the way we roll

I did these in my early days before switching to web

My best advice to the men is to put your house in order and make plans because you cannot say the day you will die.

May God help us, we have seen cases where a man puts his house in order and the wife/children send him to an early grave for his efforts.

So these things are neither here no there. But as a woman too, try your best to have at least property and some wealth or money of your own, so that you can call bluff of people. For women that are 100% dependent on their husbands wealth, it is risky.

This guy na james bond 007 -- rushing to save the world. E get mind sha!

Before you can get seniors to even talk to you, first state your package. If it is less than 800k, just dont bother ---> change your requirement to intermediate.
This yahoo thing ending this matter is another matter entirely.

We are waiting for them!

testing the mike

guyboss:
Why you dey carry op trabaye?

Op. You fit read. But no try assimilate. If not, their otapiapia don work.

I don tell you
@bolded.
That's where you for end the talk.

Going further to say you're ready to pay shows you're truly not remorseful.

It also shows you're ready to make same or even higher mistakes as long as you'll pay.


If you're truly remorseful, you accept the responsibility and also promised never to repeat such again... not bragging you're ready to pay for it.


Well, as a Risk manger, I'll advise you start updating your CV...just incase.


May the force guard you.

I agree

@op I asked my wife, she said you should start looking for a new job (just in case). Better be prepared so you wont join the plantation bandits!