Olatunbosun Tijani (20 July 1977) is a Nigerian-British

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, and

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Co-Creation Hub Co-Creation Hub, commonly referred to as Cc-HUB or the HUB, is a technology-oriented centre located in Yaba, a district of Lagos. Founded in 2010 by Bosun Tijani and Femi Longe, it provides a platform where technology-oriented people share ideas ...

works at the forefront of accelerating the application of innovation and social capital for a better society. Bosun was named as one of the 100 Most Influential People on the continent by ''New Africa'' Magazine. He received and initiated the visit of

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for the first time in Nigeria in August 2016. In 2019, Co-creation Hub acquired Kenya's iHub under Bosun's leadership.

Educational background

Tijani holds a diploma in Computer Science and (B.Sc.) in

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from the

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, and MSc in Information systems and Management from the

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and is currently a Postgraduate Researcher in Innovation Systems at the

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Career

Before CcHUB, Tijani had worked with International Trade Centre where he successfully led the development and deployment of a web-marketing and information services programme in Ghana between March and September 2006 and subsequently in Uganda and Kenya with record positive outputs. The programme was deployed in Ethiopia and extended to South Africa and Tanzania. At

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, he successfully managed the deployment of the ODel learning centre at the Africa Virtual University in Kenya and completed the deployment of the HP, IEEE and University of Ibadan telecentre in Nigeria. He also initiated and completed the deployment of the HP Micro-enterprise Acceleration Programme learning centre at the Lagos Business School in Nigeria and provided recognizable support to its deployment in Egypt and Morocco. He later moved to Pera Innovation Network (PERA) where he served as the European Innovation Manager where he led the coordination of innovation agencies across Europe. At CcHUB, he has led social technology projects including Lagos Innovation Hotspots and i-HQ. And has driven the growth of social innovation using technology, producing initiatives and businesses that have influenced; environment, fiscal transparency, e-commerce, Healthcare, education, wellness and transportation. He also prompted the visit of Mark Zuckerberg to CcHUB on his first ever visit to Sub-Saharan Africa. He is a fellow of the Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law at the

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and an associate of the Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellowship.

Personal life

Tijani resides in Leicester and

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with his wife, Moji Tijani and two children.

References

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