Nigeria, July 6 -- The Co-founder of The Nest Innovation Technology Park, Oluwajoba Oloba, announced the initiative in a statement on Monday, describing it as a landmark pilot funded by the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub under the UK Government's Digital Access Program and implemented by The Nest.

According to Oloba, NICE is designed to connect entrepreneurship support organizations, research institutions and innovation hubs into a coordinated, data-driven national network capable of accelerating innovation and improving startup sustainability.

While acknowledging Nigeria's rapid emergence as a leading startup destination across sectors such as FinTech, AgriTech, CyberTech, and HealthTech, he noted that many innovation support organizations conti...