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Nigeria Association of Computing Students

The home of computing at Nile University

We are the students who write the code, secure the networks and read the data — six disciplines, one community. NACOS Nile exists so that nobody here has to build alone.

chapter.ts
const chapter = {  name: "NACOS Nile",  campus: "Abuja, FCT",  disciplines: 6,  builds: ["people", "products"],}; 
join(""); // everyone is welcome

NACOS Nile

Abuja · FCT, Nigeria

  • Hackathons
  • Code reviews
  • Study groups
  • Career talks
  • Open source
  • CTF nights
  • Design jams
  • Past questions
  • Internship leads
  • Demo days

About the chapter

A student body for everyone who builds with a computer

NACOS Nile is the Nile University of Nigeria chapter of the Nigeria Association of Computing Students — the recognised voice of computing undergraduates on campus, and the engine behind our academic, technical and social life.

Our mission

To represent every computing student at Nile University, and to turn a shared timetable into a genuine community — one where knowledge, opportunities and encouragement move freely between levels.

Our vision

A chapter whose members graduate not just with a degree, but with shipped projects, real mentors and the confidence to compete anywhere in the world.

How we work

Student-led and practical. Every programme we run is built by executives who are still in the lecture halls, so it answers what members actually need this semester.

Six disciplines

Different courses, one community

Whatever is printed on your course form, you belong here. These are the programmes NACOS Nile represents at Nile University.

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# breadth-first search over the campus graph
from collections import deque

def shortest_path(graph, start, goal):
    seen, queue = {start}, deque([[start]])

    while queue:
        path = queue.popleft()
        if path[-1] == goal:
            return path
        for node in graph[path[-1]] - seen:
            seen.add(node)
            queue.append(path + [node])
Python 3.12O(V + E)Ln 13, Col 38
release — mainSEN
maina1f9c04“fix: debounce the search input”
  1. Install dependencies12s
  2. Type-check & lint31s
  3. Unit + integration tests1m 04s
  4. Build container imagerunning
  5. Deploy to productionqueued
3 of 5 stages greenestimated 2m 10s
zsh — reconCYB
$ nmap -sV --top-ports 20 10.0.4.17
Starting scan — 20 ports, 1 host up

PORT STATE SERVICE
22/tcp open ssh OpenSSH 9.6
443/tcp open https nginx 1.27
8080/tcp open http-proxy ← unauthenticated

$ ./harden.sh --profile campus
 firewall rules applied
 proxy moved behind SSO
$ 
1 finding resolvedexposure 8.1 → 2.4
cluster-01IFT
Uptime99.98%
p95 latency42ms
Nodes12 / 12
  • lecture-hall-ap-04 back online
  • nightly backup verified — 1.4 TB
  • certificate renewed for portal.nile
registry.modelINS
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model.fit(X_train, y_train)
plot(history.accuracy)
val_accuracy 0.94epoch 9 / 9
NACOS

Computer Science

The theory beneath the machine — algorithms, computation and the ideas every other discipline is built on.

Initiatives & events

What we actually run, every session

Programmes designed around one question: what would have helped us most in our first year?

  • Tutorials

    Peer-led tutorials on the courses that trip people up, plus exam prep and study circles so no computing student at Nile has to struggle alone.

  • Mentorship

    Engineers, founders and researchers sit down with members for CV reviews, portfolio critiques, interview prep and honest conversations about the path into tech.

  • Bootcamps

    Hands-on sessions led by our Director of Training & Development, taking members from first commit to deployed project across web, mobile, cloud and AI tracks.

  • Hackathon

    Our flagship event. A week of talks, workshops, exhibitions and a build sprint where teams ship a working product against the clock — with prizes on the line.

Got an idea for an event?

Members propose workshops, talks and competitions every semester — and we help you run them.

Pitch it to the excos

Executive council

The people serving this session

Nine executives elected by computing students, for computing students. Find them on campus — they would rather hear from you than not.

  • Portrait of Zikora Fortune Nwafor, President of NACOS Nile

    President

    Zikora Fortune Nwafor

    Passionate about building active student communities.

  • Portrait of Abdullah Ali Ahmad, Vice President of NACOS Nile

    Vice President

    Abdullah Ali Ahmad

    Advocating for student welfare and academic excellence.

  • Portrait of Sheila Jato, Secretary General of NACOS Nile

    Secretary General

    Sheila Jato

    Keeping the engines running smoothly.

  • Portrait of Amira Ibrahim, Financial Secretary of NACOS Nile

    Financial Secretary

    Amira Ibrahim

    Making the important financial decisions.

  • Portrait of Elvis Francis, Public Relations Officer of NACOS Nile

    Public Relations Officer

    Elvis Francis

    Applying creativity to communication.

  • Portrait of Ivoke Kamsi, Director of Training & Development of NACOS Nile

    Director of Training & Development

    Ivoke Kamsi

    Driving technical growth and leading coding workshops for Nile computing students.

  • Portrait of Zubaida Abdulazeez, Provost of NACOS Nile

    Provost

    Zubaida Abdulazeez

    Managing the day-to-day operations of NACOS Nile.

  • Portrait of Saidat Ahmed, Director of Socials of NACOS Nile

    Director of Socials

    Saidat Ahmed

    Prioritizing social activities and events.

  • Portrait of Danielle Ekunwe, Director of Welfare of NACOS Nile

    Director of Welfare

    Danielle Ekunwe

    Your well-being is my priority.

Join the community

Pick a channel and say hello

Announcements, past questions, internship leads, project partners and a lot of late-night debugging. Every channel is free and open to all Nile computing students.

New to Nile? Start here.

Freshers get a course guide, a study group and a senior colleague who has already survived the semester you are about to start.