The National Board for Technology Incubation, NBTI, has officially unveiled the NEXTGEN Innovation Challenge 2026, a national platform designed to accelerate technology-driven entrepreneurship among Nigerian youths and attract global investment into the country’s innovation ecosystem. Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NBTI, Dr. Kazeem Kolawole Raji, unveiled the platform at a world press conference in Abuja on Thursday. Raji described NEXTGEN 2026 as a national platform designed to accelerate innovation, mobilise investment, and position Nigeria as Africa’s undisputed innovation powerhouse. He explained that the programme is not a competition but “a national development catalyst and a global innovation diplomacy platform”. The NBTI commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fo...