The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has warned Nigerians against the fraudulent National Start-ups Investment Fund Programme (NSIFP) website. This warning was contained in a statement by NITDA which advised Nigerians to ignore the website and confirm the legitimacy of websites before providing personal information.
According to the statement, “The attention of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been drawn to an investment fund programme named ‘National Startup Investment Fund Programme’ accessible via (https://nationalstartupinvestmentfund.com) being purported to be from the Federal Government and requesting for individuals and startups in Nigeria to apply.
“NITDA is hereby notifying the general public that the Federal Government has nothing to do with this programme as being purported by the site. Additionally, NITDA advises the general public to avoid and desist from divulging personal information on this website and urges unsuspecting Nigerians to only visit official websites of government agencies to confirm the authenticity of any grant schemes or investment fund programmes”.
