Late on Tuesday night, the Federal Government, or FG, announced the launch of a portal for engagement registration and startup support.
The news was released via a statement on X by Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.
Tijani stated, “We are happy to announce the launch of the Startup Support and Engagement Portal, https://startup.gov.ng, a crucial prerequisite for the Nigeria Startup Act’s implementation.”
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In order to promote interaction and assistance for ecosystem participants, he continued, the startup portal would spearhead the identification and consolidation of Nigerian startups, venture capital firms, hubs, and innovation centres.
According to the Minister, the portal’s opening would enable the nation to start the process of establishing startup consultative forums for the purpose of choosing delegates for the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Tijani claims that this will subsequently aid in promoting dialogue and agreement between stakeholders in the Nigerian ecosystem.
Tijani said, “We invite all Nigerian startups, hubs, and innovation centres to register at the portal https://startup.gov.ng.”
Additionally, he stated that the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy is eager to collaborate with all parties involved in the industry.
In order to guarantee that the Ministry completely implements the Startup Act for the benefit of Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem, Tijani continued, collaborating with all industry stakeholders will be beneficial.
Additionally, the National Information Technology Development Agency asked all Nigerian hubs, innovation centres, VCs, angels, and startups to visit the portal, register, and take advantage of the resources that are accessible to them.
The startup registration process is listed below:
