Applications are open for Her Startup Program Cohort 2.0. Her Startup is a program designed as a response to the challenges faced by female founders in the entrepreneurial landscape. This is a business accelerator offering structured training, a monthly stipend during the programme, mentorship and an opportunity to pitch for startup capital of up to US$5,000. (more…)
Applications are open for AGRA–SMEDAN Youth Agri‑Innovation Contest 2026. Agriculture employs more young Nigerians than any other sector, yet many agripreneurs struggle to reach advice and capital. We find the strongest youth-led ideas, train them, and put them in front of financiers. The AGRA–SMEDAN Youth Agri-Innovation Contest has opened applications for young Nigerian agripreneurs seeking business training, access to financiers and seed capital to develop agricultural ventures. (more…)
Applications are open for Zenith Bank Zecathon 6.0 Innovation Challenge 2026. Zenith Bank Plc has unveiled the sixth edition of its flagship startup competition and innovation programme, Zecathon 6.0, with a N190 million prize pool for innovators, startups and students across Africa. (more…)
Applications are open for National Youth Pension Literacy Essay Competition 2026. The National Youth Pension Literacy Essay Competition invites secondary school students and tertiary/NYSC participants nationwide to write on financial independence, retirement planning, and pension reform in Nigeria. (more…)
Applications are open for AU Theme of the Year – Logo Competition 2027. The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), launched in 2018, is a flagship project of Agenda 2063 aimed at creating a unified and liberalised air transport market across Africa. At the same time, New technologies, including artificial intelligence, digital identity, cybersecurity, digital public infrastructure and space technologies, are transforming connectivity across the continent, guided by AU Digital Transformation Strategy (DTS 2020 – 2030). (more…)
Applications are open for Unearthodox’s Exploration Co-Lab 2027. Are you working on today’s nature-society challenges, while reimagining the systems that caused them? The Exploration Co-Lab is an alternative incubator for edge-walkers: innovators with an ambition for all life on Earth to thrive, but whose work doesn’t fit into neat boxes. Over 10-months, we offer thinking space, cohort-based learning, and the customised support that radical ideas need.
Applications are open for UNDP Enhancing Capacities of Women and Youth-led Enterprises for Regional Trade (ECoWYERT) Program 2026. The Enhancing Capacities of Women and Youth-led Enterprises for Regional Trade (ECoWYERT) Program is inviting applications from young people, entrepreneurs, traders and enterprises seeking to strengthen their skills, grow their businesses and explore opportunities in regional trade. (more…)
