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- 20 May 2022
FG Approves Tax Reliefs & Other Incentives for Startups
The Federal Executive Council approved a plan to incentivise and further harness Nigeria's digital innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, during its meeting on 18th May, 2022. This followed the…
- 2 Aug 2022
Nimbus Media Plans N20m Incentives for Startups, SMEs
Nimbus Media, Nigerian out-of-home advertising service provider, has announced a N20 million Marketing Support Programme for 10 start-ups and Small Medium Enterprises to mark 10th anniversary. Mr…
- 12 Dec 2023
Qualcomm Completes First Year of Africa Innovation Platform
Qualcomm Incorporated has announced the completion of the first year of the Africa Innovation Platform, a suite of mentorship, education, and training programs created to support the development of…
- 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…
- 13 Aug 2026
Nigerian Startup Act: NITDA Calls for Stronger Inter-Agency Collaboration
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is calling for a unified, cross-sector push to translate the framework of the Nigerian Startup Act (NSA) into practical benefits for local…
- 8 Nov 2022
Improving the Startup Environment with Nigerian Startup Act
By Lere Ojedokun On October 19, 2022, the Nigerian technology and innovation space, and in particular the tech-enabled startup ecosystem received a major boost when President Muhammadu Buhari signed…
- 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…
- 30 Jun 2024
NITDA, ACEPHAP, to Leverage Digital Technology in Improving Healthcare Sector
In its continued effort to implement the presidential priority areas, particularly Focusing on Education, Health and Social Investment by strengthening their capacities through digital innovation and…
- 16 Mar 2025
NITDA Expands iHATCH Initiative to Drive Job Creation, Economic Diversification
By Oluwole Alao In total alignment with the presidential priority area of Reforming the Economy for Sustained Inclusive Growth and Accelerating Diversification through Industrialisation and…
- 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…
- 14 Jun 2024
Stakeholders to X-ray Nigeria’s Renewed Digital Economy Agenda @PIAFo 2024
Key stakeholders in the country’s digital economy sector are set to converge at the forthcoming Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) to dissect and stimulate effective implementation of…
- 29 Oct 2021
Catalytic Africa Goes Live at 2021 AfriLabs Annual Gathering
AfriLabs, in collaboration with African Business Angels Network (ABAN), has officially launched Catalytic Africa, a co-matching fund designed for African startups, at the AfriLabs Annual Gathering…
- 22 Mar 2025
Nigeria to Launch $40 Million Fund for Tech Startups
Nigeria has plans to launch a $40 million fund to support early-stage tech startups, aiming to strengthen the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and reduce young companies’ reliance on private…
- 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…
- 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…
- 3 Oct 2021
NITDA Partners Mass Challenge to Enhance Economic Development
In order to help entrepreneurs in Nigeria grow their brands and initiatives locally while having easy access to the global ecosystem, the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA)…
- 26 Feb 2024
NITDA, SMEDAN Partner to Build Database for SMEs’ Interventions
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that the Agency will collaborate with the Small and Medium Entreprises Development Agency of…
- 10 Jun 2022
Government, Tech Ecosystem Align to Boost Nigerian Economy
Breakthroughs in medicine, technology and science through innovations and innovative products has had significant impact in the economic advancement of the society by improving the lives of citizens…
- 12 Aug 2022
FG Urges NITDA, NCC, Galaxy Backbone to Support Innovations of Nigerian Champions @ WSIS
The Federal Government has directed the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Galaxy Backbone Limited and Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to collaborate with the seven…
- 21 Jan 2020
Founder Institute’s First Startup Legal Session Comes Up on 23rd of January
All is now set for the Stanbic IBTC Founder Institute Lagos first Startup Legal - a session with experienced legal experts passionate about startups and enterprise development in general. This…
- 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…
- 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…
- 26 Aug 2022
We Are Committed to Supporting Nigerian Young Innovators – DG NITDA
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General, National information technology Development agency (NITDA) has reiterated the Agency’s commitment towards supporting young Nigerian innovators, according to him, the…
- 12 Feb 2016
FG Plans Tax Incentives to Boost Jobs in ICT Industry
Federal Government is set to introduce incentive packages for start-up companies in the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Industry so that they can help Government to realize the three…
- 23 Jan 2016
NITDA Commences Tech Startups Forum in Public Sector
In line with its commitment to turn Nigeria into a technology innovation hub in Africa, the Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE), a special purpose vehicle established under…
- 12 Sept 2019
Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 4 Ticks Off in Lagos
Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 4 kicked off on Thursday, in Lagos. Fola Olatunji-David, head of startup success and services, Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa said in a statement…
- 25 Jun 2020
COVID-19: DG NITDA Urges Financial Institutions to Improve Lending Access to SMEs
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has called on financial institutions in the country to increase lending access to Small…
- 19 Oct 2022
FG Sets up N10Bn Investment Fund for Young Innovators
Federal government has set up N10 billion investment fund for young innovators and also makes provision for incentives and tax holidays to encourage local innovators. The Minister of Communication…
- 15 Jun 2021
NITDA Engages Stakeholders for Policy Development
As part of efforts by the Federal Government of Nigeria to grow the nation’s economy through digital technologies, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), under supervision of…
- 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…