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Tue, December 9th 2014, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

CCHub announces first Lagos Raspberry Jam

Lagos-based Co-Creation Hub has announced it would be hosting hackers from within and around Lagos at the city's first Raspberry Jam. → Read more
Mon, November 3rd 2014, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

Investors are only willing to invest in already established startups -CcHUB

Femi Longe, co-founder of Nigeria's Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has said that investors are more willing to invest in startups that have become already established and are rapidly and steadily growing. → Read more
Mon, September 1st 2014, 11:38 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s CcHUB launches $500,000 seed investment fund

Nigeria’s Co-creation HUB (CcHUB) has launched a US$500,000 seed investment fund to boost its incubation programme, the fund is to support early stage startups over the next two years. → Read more
Thu, August 21st 2014, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

CcHub, Visa launch financial literacy apps in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has partnered with Visa to promote financial literacy across the country through the launch of three locally developed financial education based apps. → Read more
Thu, October 17th 2013, 15:20 · Paul Adepoju

IBM partners CcHUB for Lasgidi Hackathon

Nigeria's Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) today announced it is partnering with IBM for the Lasgidi Hackathon, which will have the themes of Mobile Payments and Smarter Government → Read more
Mon, September 16th 2013, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

CcHUB Nigeria celebrates second anniversary

Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) Nigeria celebrated its second year anniversary on Friday with a startup showcase, featuring selected startups from the hub’s community. → Read more
Thu, June 13th 2013, 09:27 · Paul Adepoju

CcHub partners Microsoft and BlackBerry for Lagos CodeCamp 2013

Microsoft and BlackBerry are among the sponsors of a four-week intensive residential training programme organised for 15 Nigerian students and early-stage software developers. → Read more
Fri, September 28th 2012, 13:00 · Elly Okutoyi

Nokia/CCHub Growth Academy in Nigeria accepting applications

Leading phone manufacturing company Nokia, in partnership with Nigerian social innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) has embarked on the second round of an academy programme aimed at enabling top Nigerian startups to grow into successful businesses and create world-class applications on the Nokia platform. → Read more
Mon, May 28th 2012, 11:15 · Elly Okutoyi

Nokia partners with Nigeria’s CCHub to start a mobile software accelerator academy

Nokia has partnered with a social innovation centre in Nigeria called Co-Creation Hub (CCHUB) to launch Africa’s first Growth Academy for early stage mobile technology startups. → Read more
Tue, August 26th 2014, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s Truppr fitness app launches

Social network for fitness enthusiasts Truppr has launched in Nigeria, aimed at connecting sports fans across the world, and promoting and facilitating a fit lifestyle. → Read more
Wed, July 23rd 2014, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju

IBM innovation centre not in Nigeria to compete but to partner – Allison

IBM has said its new innovation centre, which is set to be officially opened, was not created to compete with other such projects but rather partner with them, according to Adeola Allison, business development executive at IBM West Africa. → Read more
Mon, May 12th 2014, 06:00 · Paul Adepoju

Kaymu MD to speak at Mobile West Africa

Nigerian online marketplace Kaymu.com.ng managing director Massimiliano Spalazzi will be speaking at this week’s Mobile West Africa event in Lagos. → Read more
Thu, April 3rd 2014, 18:00 · Tom Jackson

FEATURE: Tech investment focus switches to Nigeria

For the past few years, Kenya has deservedly gained a reputation as a tech startup hub in Africa, receiving the bulk of investment into Sub-Saharan Africa and the majority of interest from investors in Europe and the United States. Suddenly, however, this seems to be changing, as the emerging economic powerhouse of Nigeria begins to become the centre of attention. → Read more
Mon, March 31st 2014, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju

Tomi Ahonen to speak at Mobile West Africa 2014

All Amber, organisers of Mobile West Africa 2014, has revealed the list of speakers for this year’s edition, taking place in Lagos from May 13-16, will include mobile expert Tomi Ahonen. → Read more
Fri, February 28th 2014, 11:40 · Paul Adepoju

Africa paramount to Microsoft’s operations – president

Nigeria and Africa as a whole are paramount to Microsoft’s operations, according to company president Jean-Philippe Courtois, with company interested in helping Nigeria maintain its leading role in IT development in Africa and the global market. → Read more
Sat, January 4th 2014, 08:00 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO: Incubator and accelerator hubs 2013

Western Cape minister of finance, economic development and tourism Alan Winde told HumanIPO in September he was looking at a continental rollout for Cape Town’s Bandwidth Barn and was looking at partnerships. → Read more
Fri, October 25th 2013, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft partners with 3 African incubator hubs

Microsoft has today announced strategic cooperation agreements with three incubator hubs across Africa in a bid to enable startups, innovator and developer communities acquire skills to build their enterprises. → Read more
Wed, October 9th 2013, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju

5 African startups among VentureOut competition finalists

Startups from Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa have made it to the final of the VentureOut mobile app competition, backed by the World Bank, to compete for US$10,000 in seed funding. → Read more
Thu, September 26th 2013, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: Seun Onigbinde on BudgIT

Seun Onigbinde is the team leader of BudgIT, a CcHUB-incubated startup focused on making the Nigerian budget simpler and more easily accessible to all Nigerians. → Read more
Sun, September 22nd 2013, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher

FEATURE: The week in startups 22/09/2013

VC4Africa demonstrated the continent’s startup scene stretches far beyond the recognised hubs of Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria this week when it announced the ten entrepreneurs that will make up its September cohort. → Read more