By Nigeria’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, said Nigeria needs to set practical precedents for regional alignment through technology and trade corridors.
“Nigeria is engaging with key African partners to facilitate market access for our tech startups and digital service providers; the government is building pathways” Oduwole said.
The Minister who spoke during a fireside chat at the Moonshot by TechCabal 2025, disclosed that her ministry is preparing to launch a program for high-impact startups seeking to scale across Africa and globally.
The event, which has as theme “Building Momentum: Africa’s Tech Ecosystem Positions Itself for Its Next Big Leap,” brought experts across diverse sectors to explore how policy, capital, and innovation can align to accelerate integration and scalable impact across markets.
In his opening remarks, Tomiwa Aladekomo, CEO of BigCabal Media, set the tone for the conversations ahead, saying: “Africa’s tech ecosystem is entering a new phase where scale and collaboration will define success. Our challenge now is to turn shared intent into collective execution that transforms the continent’s economic future.
“Moonshot 2025 is a call for alignment of ambition, infrastructure, and action. I’m excited for the conversations that will unfold here, the partnerships that will be forged, and the consensus that will shape how Africa takes its next big leap.”
Delivering a keynote on the first day of the two-day event, Director Payments Infrastructure and Processing at Interswitch Purepay, Akeem Lawal, said, “When you build the infrastructure, you create a community of partnerships.”
He further emphasised that achieving this involves building physical and digital solutions, including products, services, and support that keep the ecosystem running, from vehicles to communications networks to support systems such as service stations.
