Nigeria’s Senate passes the Nigeria start-up bill of 2022

The Senate has passed the Nigerian Start-up Bill, 2022, following the adoption of a report of the Committee on ICT and Cyber Security at today’s plenary.

While presenting the report, the Chairman of the Committee, Oseni Yakubu, said that the bill is to make provision for the establishment of the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

He added that the council, upon its establishment, would create and develop an enabling environment for technology-enabled start-ups in Nigeria.

Also at plenary, a bill for an act to provide for the ease of doing business to ensure transparency, efficiency and productivity in Nigeria and for other related matters passed second reading sponsored by the Deputy Senate Leader, Ajayi Boroffice representing Ondo North senatorial district.

The bill was referred then by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, to the Committee on Trade and Investment for further legislative in.

Dolupo Balogun

Written by BoomRadioNG