The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has entered into a partnership with the Network of Incubators and Innovators in Nigeria (NINE) to launch an impact accelerator, ‘Social Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship’ for social impact entrepreneurs.
Those selected will join the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub founder pipeline and gain access to resources and networks.
In addition, they will undergo bespoke 16-week in-person and virtual training from local tech hubs and business leaders, designed to equip them with the expertise needed to scale their impact while remaining profitable.
The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub is an initiative by the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sports (DCMS) to support the growth of the technology ecosystem in Nigeria.
The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub stimulates local digital economies, supports inclusive and sustainable economic growth and jobs, builds high-end digital skills, and forges innovation partnerships between Nigerian tech sectors and international businesses.
In the build-up to the accelerator, NINE and Kaduna Business School developed a challenge brief to identify market- and sector-specific gaps in health, climate change, education, and food security affecting underserved populations in six pilot states in Nigeria, which are: Edo, Adamawa, Kwara, Kaduna, Enugu, and Osun States.
To become eligible for the programme, startups must be MVP-ready and address challenges within specific sectors, namely education, employment, food, health, climate, and environmental change. Female start-up founders and innovators are highly encouraged to apply.
According to the Country Director of the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, Oyinkansola Akintola-Bello, “This collaboration to scale social impact innovations underscores the UK’s commitment to nurturing brilliance in underserved regions, ensuring that every idea, regardless of location, has the resource and support required to scale.”
The Country Director’s points were further buttressed by the Chairman, Network of Incubators and Innovators in Nigeria (NINE), Bankole Oloruntoba, adding that it is imperative that we stimulate an emerging city-based innovation ecosystem in Nigeria beyond Abuja and Lagos.
“This programme is focused on these emerging state economies to stimulate entrepreneurial economies as well as create job possibilities using digital technology,” Oloruntoba noted.
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