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Nigeria: FG opens applications for N50m student innovators’ venture capital grants

Africa Links 24 with Clement Idoko
Published on 2026-09-05 15:19:00

The Federal Government has opened applications for the second cohort of the Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG), with 50 outstanding student-led ventures set to receive up to ₦50 million each in equity-free funding.

 

National Coordinator of the Special Programme Operations and Implementation Unit (SPOI) of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Adebayo Onigbanjo, announced the opening of the application portal at a news conference during the weekend in Abuja.

 

According to him, the…

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