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Her Startup seeks to bridge funding gap for women founders

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Her Startup, an accelerator for women-led technology startups in Africa, has opened applications for its second cohort. The collaborative initiative spearheaded by KSH Foundation, Tomorrow Foundation and EHA Impact Ventures, will equip 10 women founders in early-stage to build investment-ready tech businesses. This training programme will be delivered by the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, Founder Institute. Despite accounting for 58 per cent of Africa’s self-employed population, women founders secured less than one per cent of the more than $2bn raised by African startups in 2025. Her Startup was created to help change this reality, providing women entrepreneurs with the training, capital, and networks they need to build and grow successful businesses through a single, in...

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NASENI opens Kaduna UAV centre, eyes tech independence

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The Federal Government has called for increased investment in indigenous defence and security technology to reduce Nigeria’s dependence on foreign suppliers, as the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure inaugurated an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle training centre in Kaduna on Monday. The Minister of Defence, Gen Christopher Musa (retd.), who was represented by the Commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Vice Marshal Adeniran Ademuwagun, said developing local expertise was crucial to strengthening national security and ensuring the effective maintenance of critical equipment. He warned that excessive dependence on foreign technology could expose the country to security vulnerabilities, particularly when access to technical information and maintenance se...

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NASENI PRESS RELEASE

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NASENI’s EVC, Khalil Halilu, Conferred as Distinguished Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, has been officially conferred as a Distinguished Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (NIMechE). The conferment ceremony, held today at The Podium Event Centre, Ikeja, Lagos, brought together leading figures from Nigeria’s engineering, industrial, and innovation ecosystems to celebrate individuals whose leadership and service have made remarkable contributions to the advancement of mechanical engineering in the country. The event is part of the ongoing 38th International Conference, Exhibi...

Feb112025 by info@insidebusinessafricang.comNo Comments

NASENI mandates institutes to use homegrown innovations

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The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure has directed its development institutes to prioritise in-house products and technologies to strengthen internal collaboration and drive commercialisation. The policy, approved by the agency’s Executive Vice Chairman Khalil Halilu, requires all NASENI institutes to patronise each other’s innovations before seeking external alternatives, the agency said in a statement on Monday. An internal memo dated January 31, 2025, and sent to acting managing directors and overseeing officers outlined the framework for implementation, describing inter-institute patronage as key to the agency’s commercialisation efforts. The directive mandates NASENI’s 11 development institutes, along with new and emerging ones, to prioritise the use ...