Ilorin Innovation Hub Opens Applications for Innovation Challenge & Hackathon 2025
Are you a visionary innovator, developer, or startup founder in Nigeria using bold technology to solve real-world problems?
The Ilorin Innovation Hub (IIH) invites you to apply for the Innovation Challenge & Hackathon 2025—a high-energy programme designed to discover, nurture, and accelerate the most promising tech-enabled solutions addressing community challenges.
This year, IIH will support 10 exceptional innovators and startups through two exciting programmes:
- Innovation Challenge (Incubation) — for startups with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and early market traction.
- Hackathon (Pre-Incubation) — for innovators at the idea stage ready to build impactful solutions.
Backed by IHS Nigeria and delivered in partnership with Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), this challenge is your gateway into IIH’s flagship Pre-Incubation and Incubation Programmes—helping you refine, scale, and launch high-impact innovations that can transform lives in Nigeria and across West Africa.
Programme Tracks
- Innovation Challenge — Incubation (for Startups)
- Hackathon — Pre-Incubation (for Innovators)
Benefits
- ₦5,000,000 per startup in the Innovation Challenge (Incubation Programme)
- ₦2,000,000 for innovators in the Hackathon (Pre-Incubation Programme)
Who Can Apply?
- Innovators with promising ideas
- Early-stage startups with MVPs or early traction
- Students, tech enthusiasts, and creatives passionate about solving real problems
- Builders committed to creating impact in Kwara State, Nigeria, and beyond
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