The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), in 2018, set up the Advisory Council for Technology and Creativity (the Council) under the aegis of the Nigerian Industrial and Competitiveness Advisory Council to provide specific solutions to several technology and creativity sector challenges in the country. As part of the major recommendations of the council, FGN established the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) Programme to promote investments in the digital, information technology and creative industries.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) towards the implementation of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) Programme and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this finance to payments under the contract for a Creative Fund Manager under the iDICE Programme.