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In 2010, Tijani co-founded CcHUB, a technology innovation centre. In the early years, he led a number of social technology projects including Lagos Innovation Hotspots and the i-HQ concept (the umbrella initiative for Yaba – the fastest growing tech cluster in Africa), which involved working with
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to lay fibre optic cables in the Yaba area of Lagos accelerating the growth of the area into becoming the home of technology startups in Nigeria. Under his leadership, CcHUB has driven the growth of social innovation and influenced businesses and initiatives in different sectors including -
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telecentre in Nigeria. He also initiated and completed the deployment of the HP Micro-enterprise Acceleration Programme learning centre at the
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in 2013 as well as being a 2014 Draper Hills Fellow of the Centre for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at
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In 2023, Tijani earned a PhD in innovation and economic development from the School of Business,
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where he first started off studying for a diploma in Computer Science before going on to study
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Tijani has also been part of the Innovation for Economic Development executive programme at
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in Nigeria and provided recognizable support to its deployment in Egypt and Morocco.
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Co-Founder and CEO of Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), iHUB, Truppr and STEM Cafe
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In 2019, under his leadership, CcHUB acquired Kenya's
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Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy
Incumbent
Bola Tinubu
Isa Ali Pantami
Ogun State
Nigerian

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