About this opportunity
The Nigeria AI Scaling Hub (NAISH) has opened Stage 2 of its Scaling AI for Development (SAID) Challenge, and the closing date is close: 28 September 2026 at 11:59 PM WAT. What makes this one different from a usual pitch competition is who is waiting at the other end.
NAISH has spent months working with Nigerian government MDAs to identify pressing public sector challenges, and those ministries, departments and agencies have published real service delivery problem statements. Stage 2 is the doorway for builders to put a solution directly in front of the institutions that need it.
The call is aimed at builders of tested, deployed AI solutions whose work matches an MDA problem statement in Agriculture, Health, Education or Finance. This is not the place for an idea on a napkin; the solution should already be running in the real world.
The hub published an application walkthrough video alongside the announcement, so it is worth watching before you submit. Applications run through the NAISH SAID page at http://naish.
lbs. edu.
ng/said.
What you receive
- Direct exposure of your AI solution to Nigerian government MDAs
- A route into real public sector service delivery problems
- An application walkthrough video to guide your submission
Who can apply
- Builders with a tested, deployed AI solution
- The solution must match a published MDA problem statement in Agriculture, Health, Education or Finance
How to apply
- Review the published MDA problem statements from Nigerian government ministries, departments and agencies
- Watch the application walkthrough video shared with the announcement
- Submit your Stage 2 application at http://naish.lbs.edu.ng/said by 28 September 2026, 11:59 PM WAT
Sources and verification
Questions applicants ask
When does Stage 2 close?
28 September 2026 at 11:59 PM WAT.
Can I apply with an idea that is not built yet?
No. The call is for builders of tested, deployed AI solutions that match a published problem statement.
Which sectors are in scope?
Agriculture, Health, Education and Finance.
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