At the State House, the Federal Government framed InnovateNaija as more than an awards night. It set the programme inside a larger argument about what Nigeria makes, and what it should stop importing.

The message President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent to the InnovateNaija ceremony on October 7 was less about prizes than about production. Delivered by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology,

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