Lagos Governor Claims Government Will Provide Electricity and Grants to Yaba startups

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Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State visited Yaba tech cluster and made a stop at the iDEA Hub and then talked to entrepreneurs at CcHub . In the tech hubs, he met with startup founders and tech entrepreneurs in general.

While inspecting the technology hubs he revealed that his government will support tech hubs in the Yaba area of the State with grants.

The hubs, Co-Creation Hub and Idea Hub, alongside Andela and some techpreneurs will receive grants through the State’s Employment Trust Fund.

Launched last year, the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund‘s aim is to provide financial support to residents of Lagos State, for job, wealth creation and to tackle unemployment.

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The Fund has a mandate to directly invest â‚Ĥ25 billion in helping Lagos residents grow and scale their Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) or acquire skills to get better jobs.

“Our youth are the driving force for economic growth through technological innovation. Yaba is the new Silicon Valley and we will support existing Tech hubs in Yaba,” the Governor said.

The Governor claimed that former Industrial Estate, Sabo-Yaba, will be transformed into a technology hub in order to create new opportunities for the youths.

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