Nigeria is set to take its innovation drive to the global stage as the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) prepares to showcase 105 groundbreaking solutions at the Grand Finale of the NextGen Innovation Challenge 2025 in London.
Scheduled for October 9, 2025, at the Hilton London Paddington, the event will feature innovators across HealthTech, AgriTech, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, Clean Energy, and IoT, pitching before international investors, policymakers, and development partners.
Speaking at a world press conference in Abuja, Director General/CEO of NBTI, Dr Kazeem Kolawole Raji, described the challenge as ‘not just a competition, but a national movement.’
‘We are not exporting talents-we are amplifying solutions from Africa to the world,’ Raji said. ‘The NextGen Innovation Challenge is Nigeria’s innovation renaissance, and we will not stop until our youth have a seat at every global innovation table.’
The finalists were selected from more than 3,000 entries after a rigorous international vetting process led by Prof. Hari Mohan of London South Bank University.
According to NBTI, the innovations reflect Nigeria’s creativity and problem-solving spirit.
Dr Raji credited President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for reviving Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem.
He also thanked state governors, Air Peace Chairman Allen Onyema, and the British High Commission for supporting the innovators’ journey to London.
‘This is more than an event-it is a platform for global partnerships and transformative impact,’ Raji emphasised.
NBTI will also launch the NBTI Global App, designed to link Nigerian innovators with diaspora markets, investors, and African entrepreneurs worldwide.
The 2026 edition of the challenge will be officially launched at the London finale, with entries opening in early 2026.