{
  "id": 11059868,
  "title": "NICE Opens Applications for Innovation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/nice-opens-applications-for-innovation",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-30T23:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/01/nice-opens-applications-for-innovation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigeria Innovation Cluster Exchange (NICE) has released a call for participants to its Pipeline Clinics, an initiative aimed at Nigerian entrepreneurs and businesses across six innovation clusters. This sector-focused capacity-building programme is a collaboration between The Nest Innovation Technology Park and the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, under the UK Government’s Digital Access Programme. Co-founder of The Nest Innovation Technology Park, Oluwajoba Oloba, highlighted the importance of this initiative, stating that it aims to strengthen Nigeria's organic innovation ecosystem through knowledge sharing, government resources, and partnerships. NICE is open to Nigerian-owned or based businesses and enterprises with an existing business, startup, prototype, product, service, or a clearly defined business model. The programme is supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), UK TechHub, and the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI) under NITDA.",
  "summary": "The Nigeria Innovation Cluster Exchange (NICE) has opened applications for its Pipeline Clinics, inviting Nigerian entrepreneurs and businesses across six identified innovation clusters to participate in a sector-focused capacity-building programme.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}