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Funding the talent behind an AI project
How training programmes such as 3MTT and, where there is genuine research, the R&D deduction can help fund and keep the people behind an AI project.
Grants & FundingNigeria's National Artificial Intelligence Strategy
What the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy sets out, and how a strategy differs from binding law and from a funding instrument.
Grants & FundingHow to work out the return on an AI investment
How to build the return on investment for an AI project and strengthen it with incentives and tax reliefs.
Grants & FundingFunding options for AI in small Nigerian businesses
What funding options suit a small business that wants to adopt AI — and where the limits are.
Grants & FundingThe financing mix for an AI project
How the R&D deduction, development finance and private funding can build the business case for an AI project.
Grants & FundingHow to make AI affordable for a Nigerian SME
Practical ways to keep the cost of adopting AI down: usage-based pricing, BYOK, incentives and a staged approach.
Grants & FundingEligibility for innovation and R&D funding in Nigeria
What innovation and R&D funding looks for — genuine R&D, the applicant doing the research — and why the applicant must be the party doing the work.
Grants & FundingInnovation funding for early-stage startups in Nigeria
Where an early-stage Nigerian startup can look for innovation funding and how an AI project fits in.
Grants & FundingLagos innovation funding and Lagos Innovates
How Lagos State innovation funding and Lagos Innovates support startups and researchers — and which proposals are still in draft. Always confirm the current position.
Grants & FundingFree-zone incentives in Nigeria after the 2025 reforms
How free-zone tax incentives changed under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, the new export-condition and domestic-sales cap — and why this is not a software subsidy.
Grants & FundingThe 0% small-company tax rate and what it means
How the 0% company income tax rate for small companies works under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 — the tax context in which an SME plans an AI investment.
Grants & FundingVAT of 7.5% on foreign SaaS and the cost of AI
How Nigeria's 7.5% VAT, now extended to imported digital services, affects the total cost of foreign AI software — and what self-hosting changes.
Grants & FundingThe TETFund National Research Fund and who can apply
How the TETFund National Research Fund supports academic researchers at public institutions — and why a private B2B buyer is not eligible.
Grants & Funding3MTT and building the team behind your AI project
How the 3 Million Technical Talent programme trains people — and why a skills programme funds talent, not a company software bill.
Grants & FundingThe NEPC Export Expansion Grant, explained
How the Export Expansion Grant rewards physical and processed exports — and why a services or software buyer is not the target.
Grants & FundingBank of Industry financing for technology projects
How Bank of Industry development finance supports a company's own business — and why a loan is debt to repay, not a grant to buy software.
Grants & FundingCan you buy AI software with a grant? An honest answer
The honest answer: Nigerian support funds a company's own investment, R&D, exports or training, or a tax break — not an off-the-shelf software subscription.
Grants & FundingThe NCAIR AI Fund and grants for AI builders
How the NCAIR AI Fund worked — a closed, competitive cohort paying grants to startups building AI — and why it does not fund buying a third-party AI tool.
Grants & FundingThe NITDA Startup Label: benefits and how it works
How NITDA's Startup Label unlocks the Nigeria Startup Act benefits, who can qualify, and how an AI project fits in.
Grants & FundingThe Nigeria Startup Act 2022 and AI startups
How the Nigeria Startup Act 2022 supports labelled startups and their investors — and why its reliefs go to the startup, not to buying software.
Grants & FundingThe Economic Development Tax Incentive (EDTI), explained
How the EDTI tax credit works from 1 January 2026 — a credit on qualifying capital expenditure rather than a tax holiday — and why a credit is not a software voucher.
Grants & FundingIncentives for AI projects in Nigeria: a guide (2026)
What incentives, tax reliefs and funding can support an AI project in Nigeria — from the R&D deduction to development finance — explained honestly.
Grants & FundingPioneer Status is closed: what the EDTI means now
What happened to the Pioneer Status Incentive (closed to new applicants from 10 November 2025) and what the new Economic Development Tax Incentive means in 2026.