A productive, innovative and inclusive Nigeria.
A Nigeria in which ideas, talent, technology, enterprise and investment work together to create prosperity and improve lives.
Vision, mission and objectives
A clear purpose for an innovation-driven Nigeria.
Our direction is defined by productive enterprise, responsible technology, inclusive opportunity and measurable national value.
Connect, strengthen and deliver.
To connect and strengthen Nigeria’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem; build the capabilities of people and institutions; develop scalable enterprises and solutions; and coordinate national and state programmes that create jobs, expand opportunity and deliver sustainable development outcomes.
CIE Nigeria closes the gap between ideas and implementation by providing the platforms, partnerships, capabilities, capital pathways and local structures needed to convert innovation into useful solutions, viable enterprises and broad-based economic value.
Eight strategic objectives
What we are organised to achieve.
Build an integrated national ecosystem
Connect innovators, entrepreneurs, institutions, investors, professionals, governments and markets.
Grow useful solutions and enterprises
Support creation, validation, incubation, financing, commercialisation and responsible scaling.
Connect capability to opportunity
Develop demand-led technical, digital, entrepreneurial and professional capabilities linked to real work and projects.
Advance purposeful technology
Enable responsible digital transformation and artificial intelligence across productive sectors and public-interest services.
Strengthen state innovation systems
Develop sustainable chapters, delivery nodes and partnerships grounded in local priorities.
Mobilise knowledge, capital and markets
Connect Nigerian initiatives with domestic, diaspora, African and international resources.
Broaden meaningful participation
Expand access for young people, women and underserved communities while protecting quality and sustainability.
Build evidence and accountability
Generate credible data, learning and policy insight to improve decisions and measure outcomes.
Guiding principles
How CIE Nigeria intends to work.
Defined owners, timelines, deliverables and results.
Strengthen and connect capable actors.
Adapt national frameworks to distinct state realities.
Build durable value beyond grant cycles.
Solve real needs while protecting people and data.
Keep governance, finance and results traceable.