NCC grants Enugu 15-year lease for startup hub

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted the Enugu State Government a 15-year lease to operate its Digital Industrial Park and Learning Centre. This initiative is designed to cultivate artificial intelligence, support startups, enhance digital skills, and promote technology-driven enterprises within the state.

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These facilities were conceived as platforms for innovation, entrepreneurship and human capital development. They were designed to deepen digital skills, support startups, attract investment, create jobs and position Nigeria as a competitive destination for business process outsourcing, knowledge process outsourcing and other technology-enabled services.

The agreement positions the facilities as platforms for innovation, entrepreneurship, and human capital development. It aims to bolster Enugu State's efforts to attract investment and build capacity in emerging sectors of the digital economy. Dr. Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NCC, announced the partnership during a handover ceremony in Enugu. He expressed the Commission's confidence in the state government's commitment to utilizing the facilities productively.

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Buildings alone do not create innovation. People do. Ideas do. Entrepreneurs do. And partnerships bring all these elements together.

Maida highlighted that the facilities were conceived to deepen digital skills, incubate startups, create jobs, and position Nigeria as a competitive hub for business process outsourcing and other technology-enabled services. The NCC expects Enugu to activate these facilities and develop their economic potential, focusing on skills acquisition, startup incubation, research, and technology-driven enterprises. The success of this partnership will be measured by its practical impact on skills development, idea generation, business creation, and job opportunities, rather than just the physical infrastructure.

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We expect that this partnership will support Enugu’s ambition to become a leading destination for digital services, artificial intelligence, startup incubation, outsourcing, research and technology-enabled enterprise.