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Presidency, stakeholders to present startup bill in Q4 The Punch Published 22 July 2021 Nigeria’s first startup Bill is set to be before the National Assembly in October. The bill will provide Nigeria’s tech entrepreneurs with an environment that allows them pursue their ambition for the betterment of the larger Nigerian economy. The Nigeria Startup Bill project is a joint initiative by Nigeria’s tech startup ecosystem and the Presidency to harness the potential of the country’s digital economy through co-created regulations. In a blogpost, the NSB quoted the President...

Startups at this year’s Lab by Asset & Resource Management Holding Company Limited (ARM) have pitched to secure investment and partnerships. Labs by ARM is a 12-week Accelerator programme by ARM in partnership with Ventures Platform designed to fund and support compelling fintech startups solving critical problems in the financial services industry. The program aims to find and support startups unlocking industry verticals and new markets, thereby changing how users access and consume financial services. The Demo Day event for this third edition held recently with investors, corporates, ...

UK government creates pipeline of growth for tech SMEs in Nigeria The UK government is providing support to 10 start-ups to receive capacity building training, mentorship, and pitch to industry experts and government partners. From: 10 June 2021 Designed to empower early-stage Nigerian start-ups that are solving challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK government, in January through the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub launched it’s iNOVO Accelerator Programme. This programme is for 10 early stage start-ups building innovative solutions to tackle the challenges caused by COVID-19 acr...

iAfrica 3 months ago 1 min read Share with your network! Ventures Platform Foundation, the social impact arm of Ventures Platform Hub, has launched a call for applications for its latest incubation programme, Gov Labs – a 12-week programme for tech solutions implementing accountability and transparency within the Nigerian government’s COVID-19 response. The foundation said the new initiative, created with support from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), will support civil societ...

VPF & National Endowment for Democracy call for tech solutions to protect Nigerians’ human rights during COVID-19 response Ventures Platform Foundation (VPF), the social impact arm of Ventures Platform Hub, has launched a call for applications for its latest incubation programme, Gov Labs – a 12-week programme for tech solutions implementing accountability and transparency within the Nigerian government’s COVID-19 response. Created with support from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the new initiative will support Civil Society Organizations from across Nigeria as they build i...