My name is Jamila Dahiru from Kaduna State (North West).  I am a start-up/entrepreneur with a zeal and passion for business since from childhood.   A plan to actualize the dream of establishing my own business came on board when I participated in the Accelerate Lab – Created by The Future Project & Microsoft. Having a background in Mass communication and a vested […]

My name is Veronica Ijeweche Agana. Founder,  WastePlus Environmental Services, Kaduna State. Joining the ACCELERATE  LABS programme is a big leap for me. I was at a point in my entrepreneurial journey where I was almost giving up. The practical lessons and the face to face mentoring session of the Accelerate Labs changed a lot about me. It gave me focus and ability […]

Microsoft Nigeria, in partnership with The Future Project, rewarded budding Nigerian entrepreneurs at the Demo Day held in Lagos on Saturday, 3 February 2018, as participants in the initiative were provided opportunities to pitch their ideas and business projects to business executives and officials at the event. With over 150 participants registered for the first […]

  The Future Project, in partnership with Microsoft, has announced the Demo Day for Accelerate LABS participants scheduled to take place in Lagos on Saturday, 3 February, 2018.   Launched last August, the nationwide entrepreneurship initiative is intended to support and equip 2,160 Nigerian youths with technology-driven status required to build socially-responsible enterprises.   With over 3,000 […]

The opening sessions for Accelerate Labs, an initiative by The Future Project in partnership with Microsoft Nigeria to galvanise and boost youth entrepreneurship in Nigeria, was held across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria from 18 – 28, September 2017. Starting the eleven-week accelerator program for stream 1, 2017 at different zones in Abuja (North […]

Tonye Cole, Osayi Allie, Adebola Williams, Ayo Thompson, and others were among the influential personalities at the official launch of Accelerate Labs powered by Microsoft Nigeria in partnership with The Future Project. The event was held yesterday at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Accelerate Labs is an initiative to support socially-inclined, high-profit and competitive […]

The Future Project, in partnership with Microsoft Nigeria, has officially announced the launch of Accelerate LABS, an initiative to bolster the country’s economic development through enterprise development and technology incubation. The event was held at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on 31 August 2017. Themed ‘Activating Small and Medium Scale Enterprises’, the goal of […]

The Future Project in collaboration with Microsoft Nigeria today announced the call for application for “Accelerate the Economy through Youth in Enterprise” (Accelerate LABS). Accelerate LABS is the activation of Small and Medium Scale Business Engines to accelerate economic development through enterprise development and technology. Through this intervention, the initiative will equip 2,160 youth across […]