Nigeria risks future crisis without scalable innovations – NESG
The NESG warns Nigeria faces a future crisis if it fails to scale innovations to underserved communities, impacting its rapidly growing young population. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-risks-future-crisis-without-scalable-innovations-nesg/
Nigeria faces the risk of a future social and economic crisis if it does not scale innovations to reach people in underserved communities, warns the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). Chief Executive Officer Tayo Aduloju spoke at the 2026 Gender and Inclusion Summit, scheduled for September 7-9 in Abuja. He said Africa will have about 900 million people under the age of 35 by 2050, with Nigeria accounting for 320 million of that total.
Aduloju explained that the "last mile" refers to the point where most Nigerians facing deprivation are concentrated, and the exclusion is largely geographical and interconnected with poverty, gender, and age. He emphasized the urgency of scaling innovations to address poverty, education, healthcare, and economic exclusion, as failure to do so could lead to deeper challenges for future generations.
The NESG boss called for partnerships among innovators, investors, philanthropists, businesses, and governments to build scalable solutions.
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