By Chinenye Anuforo, Dubai
The Federal Government (FG) has extended a warm welcome to worldwide merchants, assuring them of a safe and safe atmosphere because the nation prepares to host GITEX Nigeria from September 1 to 4, 2025. This announcement became made by the Nigerian govt delegation at the continued GITEX Global in Dubai.
The Head of the Nigerian delegation, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullai, Director-General of the National Data Know-how Constructing Company (NITDA), emphasized Nigeria’s readiness and dedication to web web hosting the sector-class technology event. He highlighted President Bola Tinubu’s eager curiosity in creating Nigeria by technology and the government’s efforts to attain a conducive atmosphere for technological converse.
Abdullai mentioned that ICT at display contributes over 16% to the nation’s GDP, surpassing oil and gasoline, demonstrating the nation’s valuable strides in the technology sector. He assured merchants that Nigeria is constructing sturdy infrastructure to meet worldwide calls for and taking proactive measures to originate determined the safety and safety of its voters.
Senator Salisu Afolabi, Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT, reiterated the sentiment of a welcoming and ready Nigeria. He emphasized the immense opportunities provided by the nation’s gargantuan adolescence population, which constitutes over 70% of the population. Afolabi additionally highlighted the National Assembly’s efforts to attain favorable licensed guidelines that promote investments and guarantee returns.
Lagos Divulge Commissioner for Science and Know-how, Tubosun Alake, extra emphasized the converse’s thriving startup ecosystem, boasting over 2000 startups with a combined cost of over $9 billion. He counseled the Federal Government’s enhance for the ecosystem by initiatives worship the Startup Act, which goals to protect a watch on the industry and originate determined inviting play for merchants.
Trixie LohMirmand, Government Vice President of DWTC, the organizer of GITEX Global, expressed Dubai’s pleasure about web web hosting the dialogue board in Nigeria in 2025. She highlighted the opportunity for Nigeria’s startup ecosystem to receive mentorship, publicity, and attract merchants.
Based totally totally on LohMirmand, some Nigerian startups and founders were coming to Dubai to meet merchants nonetheless only about 24 of them may perchance per chance perchance originate it yearly while there are over 6,000 startups in the nation.
“We are able to only lift in 24 companies from over 6000 startups in Nigeria. Right here is infrequently ever advisor of the doable, the ability, the passion and the skill that is sitting in Nigeria.
“So because of this GITEX is partnering with the Nigerian govt, with the Ministry of Communications, Lagos Divulge, and the total different states and commissions in Nigeria,” she acknowledged.
Addressing worldwide merchants at the assembly, LohMirmand acknowledged they would want to head to Nigeria because it is the single largest AI market in Africa.
“For the startups which would per chance be in Nigeria, you may perchance per chance perchance now indulge in the opportunity to in actuality indulge in obtain entry to to capital, so as to benchmark and realize what the remainder of the sector is doing on an annual aggregated, gargantuan scale format. And this is terribly very valuable in the age of AI,” she acknowledged.
LohMirmand described Nigeria as a “legendary beast” with its immense population and doable to change into a powerhouse in the emerging AI revolution. While acknowledging the dangers eager, she emphasized the excessive rewards that wait for merchants in Nigeria resulting from the resilience and choice of its folks.
