Tag: Start-ups
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President Muhammadu Buhari signs Nigeria Start-Ups Bill into law
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria State-up Bill 2022. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, confirmed this to State House correspondents shortly after the president appended his signature on the bill to become an Act. According to Pantami, the new Act will come into effect with so many…
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How Nigeria’s digital economy grew by double digits at peak of Covid-19
The Nigerian Government says the digital economy sector currently contributes over 18 per cent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and has become the fastest growing sector in the nation’s economy. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a digital economy is one which incorporates all economic activities reliant on or…
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Facebook, CcHUB to connect start-ups with big businesses
Facebook and Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) say they are partnering to connect start-ups to medium and large corporates. The companies made this known during the Press Day of Innovation Showcase Week (ISW) 2019 on Wednesday in Lagos. Speaking during the programme, Chief Executive Officer of CcHUB, Bosun Tijani, said that the firms had organised Innovation Showcase…
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Nokia marketer says will focus on tech start-ups in 2018
HMD Global, marketer of Nokia phones in Nigeria says as part of its focus for the industry, it will support tech start-ups in 2018. The Head of Marketing, West Africa, HMD Global, Olumide Balogun said in a statement that technology development was an essential factor “if Nigeria’s economy is to grow’’. Balogun said unquestionably, there…
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NiMES 2017: IT expert calls for Technology Development Fund for start-ups
Information Technology expert, Dr Chris Uwaje has called on the Federal Government to create a National Information Innovation Technology Development Fund for start-ups. Uwaje, a former President of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) made the call on Thursday in Lagos, during the 2017 Nigeria Mobile Economy Summit and Expo (NiMES). He said…