Final deadline for application for the programme, which covers training, mentorship and equity-free funding to selected start-ups in two geo-political zones of the country, is 5 May. The zones cover 12 states targeting 20 start-ups across four sectors. Start-ups that miss out on being selected for the incubation programme can still access support in business model generation, customer acquisition and other business engineering skills from StartupNigeria. Relatedly, Ecobank has launched its annual FinTech challenge to support and partner start-ups and developers. The pan-African innovation competition ends on 23 May and to qualify, start-ups must submit a demo that reflects their actual product.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 30, 2018 08:42 UTC