The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has launched applications for the 2026 edition of NANSInnovate, its entrepreneurship initiative targeting student-run businesses across the country’s tertiary institutions.
Akinteye Babatunde, the national president NANS, announced the opening of applications in a statement issued recently, inviting students with existing ventures or business concepts to take part in the scheme.
The association said the programme is aimed at identifying and backing student entrepreneurs in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education nationwide, giving them a platform to pitch to investors, business leaders and industry experts.
Why it matters
NANS said the initiative addresses a funding gap that has stalled many promising student business ideas. A NANS official noted that numerous viable concepts from students never progress beyond the classroom due to limited access to capital and opportunity, adding that the programme was designed to reward innovation and support student entrepreneurs at a national level.
