Dr. Bosun Tijani is the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), the leading pan-African technology and innovation center in Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda and Namibia. Under his leadership, CcHUB became a vital catalyst for the African tech ecosystem, promoting collaboration, knowledge sharing and the development of groundbreaking solutions to local and global challenges. Before CcHUB, he led the networking and coordination of innovation agencies across Europe
as European Innovation Manager at PERA, and also previously worked at the International Trade Centre in Geneva, Switzerland.
Dr. Tijani holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Jos, a Masters in Information Systems and Management from Warwick University, and a Doctorate in Innovation and Economic Development from the University of Leicester. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Digital Innovation Board for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development.