The Ilorin Innovation Hub (IIH) is calling on visionary innovators, developers, and startup founders across Nigeria to apply for the Innovation Challenge & Hackathon 2025 a unique opportunity to showcase and scale bold, tech-enabled solutions to real-world problems.
In partnership with IHS Nigeria and Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), this initiative will select 10 innovators and startups for two distinct tracks:
- Innovation Challenge — Incubation Programme (for startups with a minimum viable product)
- Hackathon — Pre-Incubation Programme (for innovators at the idea stage)
Eligibility
- Open to Nigerian innovators with promising ideas
- Early-stage startups with MVPs or early traction
- Students, tech enthusiasts, and creatives passionate about problem-solving
- Builders ready to create impact in Kwara State, Nigeria, and beyond
Benefits
- N5,000,000 per startup in the Incubation Programme
- N2,000,000 per innovator in the Pre-Incubation Programme
This challenge serves as a gateway into IIH’s flagship incubation platforms, designed to support high-impact innovations capable of scaling across Nigeria and West Africa.
📅 Application Deadline: August 18, 2025
🔗 Apply here: Click to Apply