Our GoalS
The Business Innovation Accelerator(BIA) formerly known as Entrepreneurship Innovation Centre(EIC)aims to achieve the following objectives:
• Produce world-class entrepreneurs whose products and/or services can be exported globally
• Position Nigerian entrepreneurs to take advantage of the opportunities presented by AfCFTA
• Provide capacity-enhancing opportunities to ensure entrepreneurs operate and deliver at global standards.
• Help entrepreneurs grow and expand their businesses and consequently employ more people.
• Develop Business Management capacity to enhance the managerial, financial, and leadership skills of trainees.
• Provide an entrepreneurial ecosystem to equip and support entrepreneurs
• Develop investment-ready businesses that would have been de-risked through training
Governing Council EIC
Ms Evelyn Oputu (Council Chair), Dr Ezekiel Oseni, Mr Obaro Osah, Mr Abdul-Ganiyu Mohammed, Mr Charles Ivenso, Dr Henrietta Onwuegbuzie, Mrs Ireti Daramola
Managing team
HENRIETTA ONWUEGBUZIE PHD
DIRECTOR, BIA
SAMUEL ESSIEN
CENTRE MANAGER
OLAYODE AGBOOLA
RESEARCH FELLOW
DANTE ONWE
DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER
GREGORY ASIEGBU
PROGRAMME MANAGER
Programme Scope
Phase 1
Entrepreneurship orientation and Business Management training
3 months
(10am-3pm, 3days/week) Hybrid
Phase 2
Technical training for skill acquisition/capacity building
6 -12 months (Duration will depend on the type of skill being learnt and the level of participant expertise)
Phase 3
Apprenticeship ( for those playing in existing industries)/business incubation and mentorship (for those with brand new ideas)
6-12 months (stage 2 &3 may be simultaneous in some instances)
Phase 4
Access to markets and funding: Provide platforms (online and offline) to trade with wider markets and provide funding through BOI, where required
12 months
North Central
Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau and FCT
North East
Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe
North West
Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara
South East
Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo
South South
Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers
South West
Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo
*The programme will hold in the six geo-political zones of the country. It will kick off with a pilot scheme in Lagos.
