Tinubu Hails CEO Muhammed Idris As Interface Africa Wins Nextgen Innovation Challenge
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Al’amin Muhammed Idris, chief executive of Interface Africa, on winning the NextGen Innovation Challenge.
Interface Africa, representing Kaduna, won a cash award of £1.5 million at the challenge’s grand finale, held on 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 Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the challenge is designed to unlock Nigerian youths’ innovative potential
President Tinubu commends 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.
President Tinubu also commends the other 104 participants and encourages them to keep innovating, improving lives, and shaping humanity’s future.
