One place.Every next move.
The all-in-one digital operating system for Nigerian Gen Z. Master civil administrative processes, acquire practical digital skills, access escrow-backed freelance gigs, and connect across university hubs.
System Directives // Version 2.0.0
Engineered for Nigerian network realities.
Low-Data PWA (Lightweight)
Aggressive Service Worker caching for instant offline access to guides and checklists across 3G/4G networks (MTN, Airtel, Glo, 9mobile).
Zero-Fintech Compliance
Planned: Off-chain $ZED rewards are designed to convert to Naira or discounted data bundles with direct payouts, eliminating banking license overhead without present financial exposure.
Salted SHA-256 Privacy
Raw 11-digit NINs are never written to physical disk. Designed with data protection in mind; NIN is hashed, never stored raw.
State Machine Engine
JSON-structured sequential workflows with crowdsourced wait-time tracking across state capture offices (Ikoyi, Festac, Abuja, Ibadan, Enugu, PH).
The Zed Ecosystem
13 integrated modules built for Nigerian youth across civic processes, practical skills, escrow freelance work, and campus communities.
Government processes shouldn't require a middleman. Earning shouldn't require luck.
Every year, millions of young Nigerians lose days of work and study to conflicting requirements, broken portals, and middleman markups. Official instructions sit scattered across outdated gazettes, unofficial blogs, and handwritten posters on counter windows. A simple renewal turns into multiple wasted trips.
Zed unifies civil readiness, market earning, and community support in a single, lightweight operating system. We audit official statutory fees, test procedural requirements against actual field conditions, and lay out sequential paths—right on your device, with zero middlemen.
Built with purpose.
Four design principles guiding how Zed protects your time, your money, and your privacy.
Clear
Plain-language steps
Bureaucratic jargon translated into plain, actionable instructions. Understand what each requirement means, why it is needed, and where to obtain it without paying middleman fees.
Checked
Document auditor
Client-side file dimension and size verification. Confirms your passport photos match the 35×45mm standard and stay below strict 200KB upload thresholds before you apply.
Offline
Works on weak networks
Zero blank screens in government basement offices. All checklists, fee schedules, and requirements are cached locally on your device via Service Worker and IndexedDB.
Private
NIN hashed, never stored raw
Your 11-digit NIN is transmitted over an encrypted HTTPS connection, hashed with a secret salt on our server, and never stored raw. Verification operates in demo mode.
Know exactly what's next.
Official portals treat everyone like a brand-new applicant, forcing people into unnecessary counter lines and redundant affidavits. Zed asks two questions and branches your exact path.
Renewing an expired booklet? We skip the state of origin affidavit and guarantor signing, cutting your required filing documents by more than half.
Client-Side Document Auditor
Pre-submission technical validation
Every document, checked before you leave home.
The number one reason capture officers turn applicants away is an oversized photo file, missing LGA stamp, or a mismatch in name order between NIN and passport slip.
Zed inspects your image pixel dimensions, tests byte limits against strict 200KB government server thresholds, and confirms your name sequence before you travel to the center.
Works when your network doesn't.
Immigration basement capture rooms, CAC queue halls, and rural NYSC orientation camps are notorious cellular dead zones. Standard web applications freeze or crash when you lose connectivity.
Zed is built offline-first as an installable Progressive Web App. All guides, verified fee tables, and procedural checklists remain cached on your device.
Verified checklist updates and guidelines synced locally to your device in the background.
Earn as you grow. Proof-of-Engagement.
Planned for Phase 2: The $ZED Token will reward active participation, course completions, alumni mentorship, and community updates. Mining rates scale dynamically with your verified civic tier.
| Tier | Level Name | Unlock Criteria (Proof-of-Engagement) | Multiplier | Daily Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lvl 1 | Rookie | Account creation + Phone / NIN verification | ×1.0 | 100 $ZED/day |
| Lvl 2 | Explorer | Complete 1 Skill Course OR refer 3 verified friends | ×2.0 | 200 $ZED/day |
| Lvl 3 | Builder | Complete 3 Courses + post 2 active community threads | ×3.5 | 350 $ZED/day |
| Lvl 4 | Pro / Hustler | Complete 1 Freelance Gig OR subscribe to Zed Pass | ×5.0 | 500 $ZED/day |
| Lvl 5 | Zed Legend | Top 1% monthly active user OR vetted community mentor | ×10.0 | 1,000 $ZED/day |
Social connection with built-in safety.
Designed for real-world peer connection, university academic support, and crowd-sourced transit safety.
Campus Hubs
Dedicated university spaces (UNILAG, OAU, UI, FUTA, ABU, Covenant) featuring an Academic Vault for past exams, departmental lecture notes, and verified SIWES/IT listings.
Zed Meet
WebRTC 1-on-1 text and audio speed networking with interest tags (Tech, NYSC, Campus, Creative). Includes 1-tap blocking and verified identity safeguards.
Zed Market
Escrow-backed micro-gigs. Milestone-locked client funds are released upon approval directly to Nigerian banks or USDT wallet addresses.
Zed SOS
PostGIS-powered geospatial safety reporting. Crowd-sourced real-time alerts for road hazards, police checkpoints, and transit emergencies across Nigerian cities.
Your NIN stays yours.
Your National Identity Number is the master key to your civil, banking, and travel records. Storing raw identity numbers in cloud databases creates an unacceptable attack surface for identity theft.
Zed transmits your NIN over an encrypted HTTPS connection and hashes it with a secret salt on our server. Under no circumstances is your raw 11-digit NIN written, logged, or persisted in our databases. Verification is a demo mock, and only the cryptographic hash is retained.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers on how Zed operates, the $ZED token, and data privacy.
Start your next process
with a clear path.
Free, deterministic guides, verified statutory fees, and client-side document checks. Built for every Nigerian citizen.
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