DNICE 2026 · Aug 11–13 · Abuja · A NITDA Initiative

Where nigeria's Toughest Challenges Meet Its Smartest Builders.

Builders Festival is the innovation gateway connecting startups, institutions, investors, and ecosystem leaders to solve real-world problems through scalable technology, strategic collaboration, and deployment-ready solution

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Target investment & pilot contract pipeline

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Verified institutional challenges we are solving

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Pre-qualified, high-growth startups ready to deploy

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Days post-event conversion window to close deals

Target investment & pilot contract pipeline

₦ 0 B

Verified institutional challenges we are solving this year

50 +

Pre-qualified, high-growth startups ready to deploy

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Days post-event conversion window to close your deals

The Challenge Vault

Your organisation has operational bottlenecks, digital gaps, and manual processes that are costing you in naira, in hours, and in missed impact. Submit your challenge and get matched, not pitched, with a startup that already has a product built to solve it.

MDAs

Federal Ministries

Corporates

Development Institutions

NGOs

The Innovation Speed-Track

Three steps from problem to signed pilot. No guesswork, no wasted time.

1

Submit Your Bottleneck

Use our vault to define the technical or operational hurdle
holding you back.

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Get Matched, Not Pitched

Our PMO filters 500+ startups to find the 3 that actually
solve your specific problem.

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Enter the Deal Room

At DNICE 2026, skip the pleasantries and go straight to pilot
negotiations and MoUs.

Applications close in Monday June 11, 2026

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Secure Your Spot at Africa’s Most Digital Transformation Gathering

The Builders Festival culminates in live Deal Room sessions at Nigeria’s premier digital conference. Your matched startup will be ready to negotiate.

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11-13

AUGUST , 2026

BAT International Conference Centre
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria