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The timbuktoo Fintech Hub: A Game-Changer for Africa’s Startup Ecosystem

At the heart of the UNDP Innovation Center is the timbuktoo Fintech t Hub, a central component of the larger UNDP timbuktoo Initiative, which seeks to strengthen Africa’s innovation ecosystem, a visionary initiative positioned to become the world’s largest financing facility dedicated to supporting Africa’s burgeoning startup ecosystem. This hub aims to bring together catalytic […]

A New Era

Nigeria is a country brimming with potential. With a population of over 200 million people, a significant proportion of whom are under the age of 30, the country is poised to harness its demographic dividend for sustainable development. However, Nigeria also faces significant challenges, including high levels of unemployment, poverty, and infrastructural deficits. Traditional development […]

How UNDP Nigeria Innovation Center is Championing Digital Transformation to Foster Development in Nigeria

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has long been recognized as a global leader in the fight against poverty and the pursuit of sustainable development. Its efforts span across continents, touching the lives of millions through initiatives aimed at fostering economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. In Nigeria, these efforts have taken a bold […]

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 […]