Tinubu Hails Interface Africa On NEXTGEN Innovation Challenge Win In UK

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated 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 Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the challenge was 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 believed 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 commended the other 104 participants and encouraged them to keep innovating, improving lives, and shaping humanity’s future.