NITDA National AI Innovation Challenge 2026 for Nigerians
Host: National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) x National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR)
Host Country: Nigeria
Category: Competition/Innovation Challenge
Eligible: Students and Researchers in Nigeria
Deadline: 12 October 2026
Eligibility:
- All team members must be Nigerian citizens or registered Nigerian entities
- Submission must be original work not previously awarded in another competition
- Submission must include a functioning technical artefact integrated with N-ATLAS
- Academia/Research track: team lead must be enrolled in or employed by an accredited Nigerian university or research institution, with an institutional endorsement letter
- Innovation/Enterprise track: individual applicants must be Nigerian citizens aged 18+; company applicants must be CAC-registered; diaspora teams must have at least 50% of members based in Nigeria
Apply: https://ncair.nitda.gov.ng/naic/#about
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