NITDA Targets N3bn Investment Pipeline for Nigerian Startup

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has unveiled a strategy to connect Nigerian startups with investors, corporate organisations and potential customers, targeting a N3 billion investment pipeline for indigenous technology businesses.
 
The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, disclosed this while delivering a keynote address at Moonshot 2026 in Lagos, where he called for a shift in Africa’s technology ecosystem from digital consumption to the creation of globally competitive innovations and enterprises.
Speaking on the theme, “Courage & Conviction — Building for a New World,” Inuwa said Africa’s technological future would depend on its capa...