In a last-minute maneuver, Nigeria’s minister of communications and digital economy Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami is trying to change the already passed Nigeria Startup Act, just days before President Buhari’s tenure ends.
Five days before President Muhammadu Buhari hands over power to a new administration, Nigeria’s minister of communications and digital economy Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami is trying to institute a new board to drive the Nigerian Startup Act (NSA). TechCabal exclusively learnt that despite questions about its legality, the minister is keen on this move.
In a memo seen by TechCabal, Prof Pantami asked President Buhari to not only absorb the 27-member Nigerian Startup Implementation Committee into the Nigeria Startup Act council meetings but also give these members a four year tenure — something that council members on the NSA council don’t have.
A source close to the matter told TechCabal, “The 27-member Startup Implementation Committee was…
