Buhari signs Nigeria Start-up Bill into law

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Starts-up Bill into law at the State House Abuja

The ceremony was witnessed by the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof Aliyu Isa Ibrahim (Pantami) and Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari.

“Our commitment to creating an enabling environment for Nigerian technology startups should never be in doubt.

“Today I signed into Law the Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB), developed by our administration to provide stable legal framework and incentives for technology innovation,” Buhari said.

BREAKING!
His Excellency, @MBuhari has just assented to Nigeria Start-up Bill. It has now become Nigeria Start-Up Act, 2022. It was an Executive Bill, initiated by both Office of the Chief of Staff & the Office of the Minister of Comms & Digital Economy. Congratulations to all!
— Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (@ProfIsaPantami) October 19, 2022

The Start-Up Bill, which seeks to create and develop an enabling environment for technology-enabled startups in the country, was earlier passed by the Senate in July thia year.