{
  "id": 13150501,
  "title": "NBTI showcases 298 Nigerian innovators to global investors in London",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/nbti-showcases-298-nigerian-innovators-to-global-investors-in-london-13150501",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T16:04:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/nbti-showcases-298-nigerian-innovators-to-global-investors-in-london/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) recently showcased 298 Nigerian innovators from across the country to international investors and business partners in London, United Kingdom. The event, part of the 2026 NextGen Innovation Challenge international grand finale, aimed to commercialise indigenous technologies and expand access to global markets. NBTI's Director-General emphasized that innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology commercialisation are critical to Nigeria's ambition of building a $1tn economy, stating that the country's prosperity cannot solely rely on government or natural resources. The NextGen Innovation Challenge connects innovators with investors, business partners, and international markets, fostering growth in indigenous research and innovation from prototypes to marketable products, viable businesses, and job creation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "NBTI showcases 298 Nigerian innovators to global investors in London",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/nbti-showcases-298-nigerian-innovators-to-global-investors-in-london",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:00:18.000Z"
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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."
}