President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the chief executive of Interface Africa, Al’amin Muhammed Idris, for winning the NextGen Innovation Challenge.
Interface Africa, representing Kaduna, won a cash prize of £1.5 million at the challenge’s grand finale held Thursday at the Hilton London Paddington.
The NextGen Innovation Challenge is a national initiative spearheaded by the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) in partnership with UKALD London.
Inspired by President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the challenge is designed to unlock Nigerian youths’ innovative potential
In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga ,President Tinubu commended Interface Africa for its effort in providing affordable solar financing to small businesses in Africa, noting that the cash award will support the company’s mission to increase access to clean energy in underserved communities.
The president strongly believes that the innovative potential of Nigerian youths is boundless; hence, his administration’s deliberate policies and programmes to harness and catalyse this vital resource.
Tinubu also commended the other 104 participants and encouraged them to keep innovating, improving lives and shaping humanity’s future.
