The United Kingdom will now allow international students, including thousands of Nigerians, to switch directly from a Study visa to the Innovator Founder visa without leaving the country, a significant departure from previous rules. Under the updated policy, effective November 25, 2025, students with a valid Study visa can transition to the Innovator Founder route …
Africa’s next economic revolution may not come from its oil wells, gold mines, or farmlands but from trust, transparency, and technology. A new survey by Co-Develop, released on the sidelines of the Global Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Summit 2025 in Cape Town, has revealed a groundbreaking trend. Across six African countries, citizens overwhelmingly believe that …
In the shifting landscape of Nigeria’s investment economy, a silent revolution is underway. It is not powered by oil rigs or government budgets but by data, digital innovation, and private capital that are redefining how Nigerian startups grow, scale, and survive. For the first time in decades, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) have …
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) have unveiled a nationwide initiative to provide free business registration for 250,000 nano, micro, and small enterprises. The scheme, announced in Abuja during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two agencies, aims to ease the burden …
Vice President Kashim Shettima has restated the Federal Government’s determination to place micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) at the heart of Nigeria’s economic renewal agenda. He described MSMEs as the “lifeblood of the nation’s economy,” constituting about 80 per cent of businesses in the country. Shettima stated this while delivering his remarks at the …
In a move to confront Nigeria’s growing youth development challenges, the Federal Ministry of Youth Development unveiled two major institutional reforms. The unveiling comes ahead of the Youth Development Summit scheduled for 12 September 2025 in Abuja. At a pre-summit meeting, the Ministry introduced the Department of Youth Education (Youth Ed) and the Department of …
