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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Publiseer Selected for The Startup World Cup Nigeria Regional Competition

Publiseer, Nigeria's digital content distribution company, has been selected to participate in the Startup World Cup, Nigeria Regional Competition.   All ten startups selected to pitch will be…

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…

Publiseer to Represent Nigeria at Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018 in Turkey

Publiseer, Nigeria's digital publishing startup, has been selected as one of the startups to compete at the Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018 in Tukey on 19 - 22 October.   The news was delivered…

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…

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)…

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…

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…

Publiseer Wins Startup World Cup Nigeria Regional Competition

Publiseer, digital publishing platform has emerged the regional champion, beating nine other startups for the Startup World Cup Nigeria Regional Competition held in Lagos recently   Publiseer…

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’…

#EndSARS: Nigeria’s Tech Startup Scene Faces Horrors of Police Brutality

Nigeria’s bubbly tech startup scene which is awash with “young-and-getting-it coders and tech entrepreneurs” has been disproportionately affected by the SARS menace. According to weetracker.com,…

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…

Facebook Accelerator Startups in Nigeria Record Impressive Achievements

Startups participating in the second season of the Facebook Accelerator Programme have recorded significant achievements, including raising over $500,000 in committed investments and grants in just…

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…

COVID-19: Forbes8 Launches Nigeria’s First Digital Startup Accelerator Program To Support Business Resilience

Forbes8 has announced Nigeria’s First Resilience Digital Startup Accelerator programme, a free virtual accelerator that will welcome 100 top companies from Nigeria. Founders selected for the program…

MTN Nigeria Launches Cloud Accelerator for Startups

MTN Nigeria has announced 20 innovative startups as the first cohort of the Cloud Accelerator Program. This was announced at its headquarters in Falomo, Ikoyi. The 12-week hybrid accelerator, backed…

AfDB to Disburse $618m to Nigeria for Startup Funding

The African Development Bank (AfDB) said it has finalised arrangements to disburse the sum of $618 million for the implementation of Nigeria’s investment in the digital and creative enterprise…

Swedfund Invests in 2 Health Startups in Nigeria, Madagascar

Swedish financial institution Swedfund announced an investment of SEK2.2 million in three healthcare facilities in Africa and Southern Asia. The loan conditions have not been disclosed. In Africa,…

NSIA to Direct Capital to Data Centres, Startups to Position Nigeria in Global AI Race

2nd Chivas The Venture $1M Global Startup Competition Launches in Nigeria

Chivas Regal has announced that The Venture – a global search to find and support the next generation of startups – has returned to Nigeria for the second year. Following a press conference held at…

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,…

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…