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From Island Resilience to Innovation Frontiers: A Royal Encounter with Nigeria’s Changemakers
Fresh from a powerful visit to Tomaro Island where the effects of climate change are felt daily and resilience blooms from the roots, the royal delegation led by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden arrived at the UNDP Nigeria Innovation Center Lagos. Here, the air buzzed with ideas bold, boundary-pushing, and built for […]
Island of Resilience: A Royal Visit to Tomaro
The waters of Lagos glistened with beams of excitement as a remarkable delegation made its way across the lagoon. On board were voices of global leadership and solidarity: Her Royal highness, Crown Princess Victoria Of Sweden, UNDP’s Regional Director for Africa, Ahunna Eziakonwa, the Swedish Minister for Housing and Infrastructure, UNDP Nigeria’s Resident Representative. Elsie […]
Innovation, Integrity, and Impact: Accelerating SDG 16 Through Technology
At the heart of Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem, the UNDP Innovation Centre once again lit up with purpose—this time as the stage for a high-level dialogue on one of the world’s most critical challenges: SDG 16 – Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions. The Centre welcomed Dr. Bronwen Maddox, Director General of Chatham House, for a powerful […]
When Climate Leadership Meets Innovation: A Green Dialogue at the UNDP Innovation Center
“The road to climate action runs through innovation… African entrepreneurs are not waiting, they’re building.” These words echoed through the UNDP Nigeria Innovation Centre as it welcomed a remarkable visit from Mr. Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and Dr. Nkiruka Chidia Maduekwe, Director-General and CEO of […]
Unified by Vision: A Night at the Omniverse Mixer
The theme: Unified by Vision, Empowered by Collaboration. The lights were soft, but the energy? Electric! Changemakers, creatives, tech enthusiasts, policymakers, and dreamers poured into the UNDP Innovation Centre for the Omniverse Mixer—a name as bold and expansive as its mission. From the very first arrival, it was clear—this wasn’t your standard networking affair. […]
Codes and Dreams: A timbuktoo Residency Story
It began on a cool, expectant morning in January, when the doors of the UNDP Innovation Centre swung open to welcome twenty fintech startups from seventeen African countries. These weren’t just companies—they were dreams, coded in Python, mapped on whiteboards, and born in the hearts of young innovators determined to rewrite the story of finance […]