NBTI announces $600m pipeline for Nigerian innovation

By Luminous Jannamike

ABUJA — The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) has unveiled an investment and development-finance pipeline exceeding $600 million for solar energy and other development initiatives, following the participation of 298 Nigerian innovators at the NextGen Innovation Challenge 2026 in London.

The proposed financing comprises a $500 million solar-energy programme for universities and polytechnics and a $100 million financing arrangement for the Tinubu Light Initiative. The funds, however, have not been confirmed as received or fully mobilised.
Speaking at a world press conference on Wednesday, NBTI Director-General, Dr Kazeem Kolawole Raji, said the ...