Nigeria, July 16 -- In a bold move to advance Nigeria's innovation ecosystem, the Federal Government has announced plans to establish a National Design and Development Agency aimed at supporting local inventors and scaling high-impact innovations.

The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, made this announcement during a working visit to Inov8 Hub in Abuja, where he pledged strong government backing for Nigerian-made technologies.

The proposed agency will be complemented by the creation of a National Research and Development (R&D) Fund, both of which are intended to transition Nigeria's innovation efforts from subsidy-driven support to long-term sustainability. According to the Minister, "Innovation must move from subsidy to sus...