Nigerian government to partner NGX to boost start-up listings

The Nigerian government plans to team up with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) to forge a synergy that will help draw start-ups to list on the bourse’s new technology board.

While the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy will partner with the NGX to devise listing options for such companies to be quoted on the exchange, it will work on its own to create an investor-friendly regulatory environment for fintechs, Bosun Tijani, the minister overseeing the ministry said at a tech event in New York on Thursday.

The ministry aims to provide access to funding and angel investors, enhance digital infrastructure and ease the export of tech services.