The Federal Government has announced the launch of a Startup Support and Engagement Portal designed to engage and empower startups across the country.
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, who broke the news on Tuesday, described it as a key requirement for the implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act.
Communicating through his X account handle, Tijani urged all Nigerian startups, venture capital companies, hubs and innovation centres to register at the portal – https://startup.gov.ng.
The Minister said: “We are pleased to announce the launch of the Startup Support and Engagement Portal, https://startup.gov.ng, a key requirement for the implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act. The startup portal will drive the identification and aggregation of Nigerian startups, venture capital companies, hubs and innovation centres in order to facilitate engagement and support for ecosystem players.
“The launch of the portal will allow us initiate the process of setting up the startup consultative forums to select representatives to the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in order to facilitate discourse and consensus among Nigerian ecosystem players.
“We invite all Nigerian startups venture capital companies, hubs and innovation centres to register at the portal https://startup.gov.ng and look forward to working with all industry stakeholders to ensure that we fully implement the Startup Act for the benefit of our innovation ecosystem.”
