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- 9 May 2024
Inaugural Green Startup Nigeria Conference and Expo to Catalyze Innovation and Sustainability in the Startup Ecosystem
The Green Startup Nigeria (GSN) initiative, in collaboration with the Nigerian Climate Innovation Center (NCIC) and the Swiss Embassy, is thrilled to announce the inaugural Green Startup Nigeria…
- 29 Apr 2021
Startups Ecosystem Critical to the Future Of Nigeria – Osibanjo
Professor Yemi Osibanjo, Vice President of Nigeria has said that startup ecosystem is one of the vital tools in finding solutions to Africa's various challenges, according to him, these challenges…
- 2 May 2021
Startups Ecosystem Critical To The Future Of Nigeria – Osibanjo
The Vice President of Nigeria, His Excellency Professor Yemi Osibanjo, said that startup ecosystem is one of the vital tools in finding solutions to Africa's various challenges, according to him,…
- 6 Jul 2017
Startups Ecosystem Development in Nigeria
The city of Abuja is not necessarily regarded as the city for Startup Entrepreneurs, but all that is changing with the likes of Abuja Technology Village, Box Office incubator, Ventures Platform, VP,…
- 12 Apr 2023
The Nigeria Startup Act Secretariat Collaborates with ONE Campaign to Fastrack Adoption of Startup Act
The Nigeria Startup Act Secretariat has partnered with ONE Campaign to engage state governments across Nigeria on the adoption of the Nigeria Startup Act. In the first phase of the engagement, the…
- 6 Sept 2022
Startup Bill will Grow Nigeria’s Tech Ecosystem – DG NITDA
As Nigeria moves to harness the potential of its digital economy through co-created regulations and provide enabling environment for growth, attraction and protection of investment in the sector, the…
- 20 Jun 2023
TNW Conference Extols Nigeria’s Innovative Approach in Development of Startup Act
Nigeria’s Innovative approach in the development of the Nigeria Startup Act was celebrated by the global technology ecosystem stakeholders during the Deep Tech Roundtable, held as part of ‘The…
- 6 Jun 2024
NITDA DG Inaugurates Startup Labelling Committee for Implementation of Nigeria Startup Act
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has taken a significant step towards driving the implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act (NSA) with the inauguration of a Startup…
- 22 May 2023
Nigeria Startup Act Secretariat, ONE Campaign, Urge State Governments to Unlock Digital Economy with Startup Act
The ONE Campaign, in collaboration with the Nigeria Startup Act Secretariat, calls on state governments to embrace the Nigeria Startup Act and harness its provisions to unlock the vast potential of…
- 15 May 2026
NITDA Showcases Nigeria’s Startup Framework as Model for Angola
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to building a coordinated and inclusive digital ecosystem in Nigeria, further strengthening its role as an…
- 19 Aug 2017
OIIE Holds StartUP Nigeria in Lagos Today
StartUP Nigeria takes place today, August 19th, 2017 at the Admiralty Conference Centre, Naval Dockyard Complex, Wilmot Point, Ahmad Bello Way, Victoria Island. The event, an offshoot of StartUp…
- 14 Oct 2024
STEP, StartupSouth9 Partner to Power Up South-South/South-East Startup Ecosystem
STEP, a leading initiative dedicated to empowering startups across Nigeria, partnered with StartupSouth9 to host the STEP x StartupSouth9 Event on October 3rd to 4th, 2024, in Port Harcourt. Chisom…
- 16 Dec 2021
Nigeria Startup Bill Poised To Unlock Digital Potential
Nigeria has moved a step closer to rolling out its landmark Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB) that will further deepen the country’s technology ecosystem and enable a sector on the cusp of exponential…
- 17 Jan 2022
Nigeria Startups Raise $2.5Bn in Funding in 5 Years
Startups in Nigeria have raised about $2.5 billion in the last five years, representing aggregate funding, which startups received between 2017 and last year. For instance last year, startups…
- 23 Feb 2022
Pantami, NITDA DG, Others Meet Startups on Ecosystem Consolidation
Professor Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has challenged startups and innovators in the Nigeria ecosystem to take ownership of existing policies to further…
- 7 May 2021
NITDA, MassChallenge to Strengthen Nigeria Startup Community
MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigeria’s IT regulatory body, have launched a partnership to…
- 19 May 2021
NITDA Harps on the Need for a Vibrant Startup Ecosystem
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), says that a vibrant startup ecosystem is highly critical to the future of our country as…
- 20 Dec 2021
NITDA Unveils Top 30 Startups of the Bridge to MassChallenge Nigeria Programme
Bridge to MassChallenge Nigeria (B2MC Nigeria), a NITDA-sponsored national startup competition that identifies and accelerates the most high-impact startups across Nigeria, announced the 30 startups…
- 22 Nov 2023
FG Opens Portal for Registration of Startups, Accelerators, Across Nigeria
Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy has announced the launch of Startup Support and Engagement Portal. The portal is a provision of the Nigeria Startup Act that…
- 13 Nov 2025
SiBAN Partners Vontech to Strengthen Nigeria’s Blockchain Ecosystem with $100,000 AWS Cloud Support for Startups
The Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SiBAN) is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Vontech, an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, to advance blockchain…
- 27 Mar 2025
NITDA Partners JICA to Launch Nigeria-Japan Startup Hub
Mr. Takao Shimokawa, director general, Economic Development Department at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has visited the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)…
- 23 Jul 2023
Startup Ecosystem: NITDA Woos Global Tech Giants for Support, Collaboration
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced engagements with international bodies in ensuring that a formidable startup ecosystem is built in the country through…
- 6 May 2021
MassChallenge, NITDA Partner to Support National Startup Community in Nigeria
MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) announced last week a partnership to catalyze and support a…
- 16 Dec 2014
Microsoft Ventures, 88mph Partner to Support Startups in Nigeria
Microsoft, in partnership with 88mph, announced the expansion of the Microsoft Ventures program into Nigeria. As part of the 4Afrika Initiative, the collaboration will help improve startups’…
- 11 Oct 2024
NITDA says JICA Partnership Lifts Startup Ecosystem on Global Map
Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has disclosed that the Agency's partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)…
- 26 Sept 2025
Nigeria’s Startup Revolution Fueled by NITDA-JICA Synergy — DG NITDA
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said Nigeria’s collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is…
- 9 Mar 2023
Pantami Inaugurates Nigeria Startup Act Implementation Committee
In fostering the growth of the digital innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the country and consolidating the achievements made by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, the…
- 4 Sept 2016
Would the Startup Ecosystem Really Benefit from Aso Villa Demo Day (AVDD)?
Aso Villa Demo Day (AVDD) 2016 has come and gone, one key question on my mind is, would the startup ecosystem really benefit from this and if yes, how? Would it be because that three of them will…
- 17 Jan 2023
NITDA DG Urges German Investors to Invest in Nigeria’s Tech Ecosystem
Kashifu Inuwa, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, has called on a group of international investors in Germany to invest in the Nigeria tech ecosystem because doing…
- 5 Dec 2023
Experts Call for More Collaboration within Startup Ecosystem at ThriveAgric’s Abuja Tech Converge
Agricultural technology company, ThriveAgric, has concluded the debut edition of the ‘Abuja Tech Converge - TechXcelerate’ conference held in partnership with OCP Africa, a subsidiary of OCP Group,…