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Ilorin Innovation Challenge & Hackathon 2025 for Nigerians | up to N7 million in funding

Posted April 30, 2026
Ilorin Innovation Challenge & Hackathon 2025 for Nigerians | up to N7 million in funding

Job Description

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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