Since its establishment in 2013, iDEA Hub as it is fondly called has incubated over 50 startups, raised about/over $800,000 in funds for these startups and accommodated over 1,500 people for seminars, workshops and trainings. ![]() This news was received with mixed feelings from stakeholders and observers of the technology cluster in Yaba considering the huge impact the hub has had on the budding tech ecosystem in Nigeria. ![]() Operations Manager Olaiwola Bolaji later confirmed that iDEA had indeed moved to the Island and will keep us posted with the new address even though no official statement has been released concerning the relocation. On March 16th 2017, news broke that iDEA Nigeria was relocating from its popular Yaba home to somewhere in Lagos Island. ![]() While it started out as an outstanding governmental initiative, over the years, occupation at iDEA Nigeria has dwindled imperceptibly. iDEA Nigeria was founded as a technology incubation for tech startups and entrepreneurs an enabling partnership between the government and entrepreneurs to empower them in different aspects. The Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator(iDEA) Nigeria was established in March 2013 by then Minister of Communications Technology Omobola Johnson in collaboration with the Nigeria IT Development Agency (NITDA) and like minded individuals such as Helen Anatogu who was appointed as the CEO.
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