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Runs programmes, working with aspiring founders and students, in education

14 organisations  ·  start again

Artificial Intelligence Hub

Effurun
  • Talent
  • Programmes

Description: Artificial Intelligence Hub (AI Hub) is a subsidiary of Ogba Educational Clinic with a vision to train people to code and as well as domesticating artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa. AI Hub is for training people to be future-ready for the fourth Industrial revolution by teaching them the various requirements of computer programming such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript (JS), Python, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Developers and engineers
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Clintonel Innovation Centre (CIC)

Aba
  • Talent
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

Clintonel Innovation Centre (CIC) is a solar-powered STEM Centre, Makerspace and Hardware Business Incubator. As Nigeria’s first makerspace and hardware business, we provide training, mentoring and equipment for young people to create different products and businesses.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Developers and engineers
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Building the product
  • Mentorship
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Collective Lab

Abuja
  • Programmes
  • Workspace

The Collective Lab (also known as the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Hub) is a unit in the Student Services department with the mission of developing an innovative entrepreneurial spirit among Nile University's students. The Collective Lab provides a dedicated space for students to meet, learn, connect, create, share, and inspire, as well as the requisite guidance and support to start their own businesses.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
Helps with
  • Workspace
  • Mentorship
  • Community and peer support
No funding Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Collective Lab (Affiliate to Nile University of Nigeria)

Abuja
  • Programmes

The Collective Lab (also known as the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Hub) is a unit in the Student Services department with the mission of developing an innovative entrepreneurial spirit among Nile University’s students. The Collective Lab provides a dedicated space for students to meet, learn, connect, create, share, and inspire, as well as the requisite guidance and support to start their own businesses.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
Helps with
  • Business and operating skills
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

EarlyFounders Labs

Uyo
  • Talent
  • Programmes

EarlyFounders is a coding school for entrepreneurs and children, that intends to redefine learning, entrepreneurship, and creativity in Africa. The goal is to make opportunities accessible for every entrepreneur and child of African origin to achieve their potential by acquiring the necessary skills to express their innovative ideas, regardless of their location on the continent. They envision a future where African entrepreneurs and children lead the way, driving positive change in Africa through technology and entrepreneurship.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Edufun Technik STEM Hub

Onitsha
  • Talent
  • Programmes

Edufun Technik STEM Hub is an innovative, open-source research, business incubation, entrepreneurship learning and development Hub, for individuals, entrepreneurs, and educational organisations, with the focus on using technology to improve education, start-ups, and SMEs. Their mission is to provide free resources to those of the STEM and Maker community and to also promote open-source collaboration for educational and technological achievement.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Engausa Global Technologies Hub

Kano
  • Talent
  • Programmes

Engausa Global Technology is a citadel of digital innovations that seek to change digital narratives in Northern Nigeria through STEM and skill-based teaching process of the new emerging technologies. While there is a need for inclusivenes and gender balance of digital technology in Nigeria, the mission of Engausa is to change technology narratives by using the mother tongue as an instrument of teaching technological skills and balancing technological gender gaps in Kano.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Ennovate Lab

Ogbomoso
  • Talent
  • Programmes

Ennovate Lab is an innovation centre focused on social impact, innovation and education. It is an enterprise and innovation hub where creative minds meet to systematically develop and transform communities through technology, creativity, and social enterprise.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Designers and creatives
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Community and peer support
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Grand Africa Initiative

Abuja
  • Talent
  • Programmes

Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) is a Pan-African Non-governmental organization helping African young men and women, between 15 and 35 years, develop and harness their unique ideas, talents and abilities for success in education, entrepreneurship, innovation and employment. We train, mentor and empower African youth with digital, leadership, employability and entrepreneurial skills for self-sustenance and professional growth. To provide a platform for all round sustainable youth development as catalysts for a safer, competitive and empowered Africa.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
  • Mentorship
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

Hebron Startup Lab

Ota
  • Programmes

Hebron Start-up Lab is one of the research clusters at Covenant University. It operates as a Start-up Accelerator to take ideas from Concept to Product to Market. Through the Lab, the Hebron Start-Up Lab (HSL) strives to stir the culture of innovation, facilitate the commercialization of research output, and transform concepts into market-ready products.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Early-stage founders
Helps with
  • Investment readiness
  • Building the product
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

LearnFactory

Aba
  • Talent
  • Programmes

LearnFactory Nigeria is the first full-stack software development training and technology hub in South-East Nigeria. We are passionate about grooming Craftsmen and Software Engineers; as well as education and how we can enhance its outcomes using technology. We fervently believe that for our children to maximize their learning experience, they must transition from being just consumers of information to become creators of information.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Developers and engineers
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Building the product
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

SAIL Innovation Lab

Lagos
  • Talent
  • Programmes

SAIL Innovation Lab is a dedicated Innovation and tech lab that is providing relevant technology, business and digital skills to tech enthusiasts and young entrepreneurs across the Lagos East Senatorial District.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
  • Business and operating skills
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

TechQuest STEM Academy

Lagos
  • Talent
  • Programmes

TechQuest is a non-profit STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Education Provider. We empower individuals, schools and organizations with content, resources, and tools needed to impact young Africans in STEM for the development of Africa and Africans.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training
Funding unclear Not yet confirmed · checked Sept 2026

The Incubator Hub

Mowe
  • Talent
  • Programmes

The Incubator Hubs aim to promote digital education in line with Goal 4 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and fostering lifelong learning opportunities for all. They strive to provide an optimal collaborative environment within their community. Their mission also focuses on developing the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs who will drive national development through technological and educational advancements key tools for addressing social and economic challenges in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and other future international collaborative agendas.

For
  • Aspiring founders and students
  • Young people
Helps with
  • Technical skills training